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taffeta definition

taf·feta (taf′i tə)

noun

a fine, rather stiff fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, etc., with a sheen

Etymology: ME taffata < OFr taffetas < It taffetà < Pers tāftah, woven < tāftan, to weave, spin, shine

adjective

like or made of taffeta

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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