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taffeta

[ taf-i-tuh ]

noun

  1. a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.
  2. any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods.


adjective

  1. of or resembling taffeta.

taffeta

/ 藞迟忙蹿瑟迟蓹 /

noun

    1. a crisp lustrous plain-weave silk, rayon, etc, used esp for women's clothes
    2. ( as modifier )

      a taffeta petticoat

  1. any of various similar fabrics
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of taffeta1

1325鈥75; Middle English taffata < Medieval Latin Persian 迟腻蹿迟补丑 silken or linen cloth, noun use of past participle of 迟腻蹿迟补苍 to twist, spin
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of taffeta1

C14: from Medieval Latin taffata, from Persian 迟腻蹿迟补丑 spun, from 迟腻蹿迟补苍 to spin
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Often credited as sparking an 鈥80s revival in fashion, his voluminous, one-of-a-kind party dresses come to life through a combination of contrasting thrifted fabrics like denim, taffeta, chiffon, leather and lace.

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Imagine the ghostly rustling of silk taffeta, the clinking of giant paillettes, brought back to life by scientists and engineers.

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Aunt Fannie waited for more, so I drew out the scrap of watered taffeta.

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The same effect is achieved with a silk taffeta garment, featuring a sound called 鈥渟croop,鈥 a combination of the words 鈥渟crape鈥 and 鈥渨hoop.鈥

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Wrapped in light pink taffeta, Ariana Grande presented an award in a statement look.

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