taffeta (redirected from taffetas)

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.

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[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.]

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taffeta

Noun

a thin shiny silk or rayon fabric used esp. for women's clothes [Persian tāftah spun]

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taffeta - 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"