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taffeta

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taf·fe·ta  (tf-t)
n.
A crisp, smooth, plain-woven fabric with a slight sheen, made of various fibers, such as silk, rayon, or nylon, and used especially for women's garments.
adj.
Made of or resembling this fabric.
[Middle English, from Old French taffetas, from Old Italian taffetà, from Turkish tafta, from Persian tftah, silk or linen cloth, from past participle of tftan, to twist, spin.]
taffeta
Noun
a thin shiny silk or rayon fabric used esp. for women's clothes [Persian tāftah spun]
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Noun1.taffetataffeta - a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"


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Altisidora, come back from death to life as Don Quixote fancied, following up the freak of her lord and lady, entered the chamber, crowned with the garland she had worn on the catafalque and in a robe of white taffeta embroidered with gold flowers, her hair flowing loose over her shoulders, and leaning upon a staff of fine black ebony.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Giry, in her faded shawl, her worn shoes, her old taffeta dress and dingy bonnet.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
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