TAFFETA


Meaning of TAFFETA in English

/taf"i teuh/ , n.

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.

adj.

3. of or resembling taffeta.

[ 1325-75; ME taffata taftah silken or linen cloth, n. use of ptp. of taftan to twist, spin ]

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