/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 ]