taffeta
(noun) a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taffeta (countable and uncountable, plural taffetas)
A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
Source: Wiktionary
Taf"fe*ta, Taf"fe*ty, n. Etym: [F. taffetas, It. taffetà , from Per. taftah, originally, twisted, woven, from taftan to twist, to spin.]
Definition: A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times. Lined with taffeta and with sendal. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
