TAFFETA

taffeta

(noun) a crisp smooth lustrous fabric

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



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