Taffeta

Word TAFFETA
Character 7
Hyphenation taf fe ta
Pronunciations /ˈtæ.fə.tə/

Definitions and meanings of "Taffeta"

What do we mean by taffeta?

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. noun

Made of or resembling this fabric. adjective

A silk or linen fabric: a name applied at different times to very different materials. noun

A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times. noun

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. noun

A crisp smooth lustrous fabric noun

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

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The word "taffeta" in example sentences

She knew that the other girls would be well dressed, but she could not afford anything new, so she used some turquoise taffeta from a donated dress and combined it with a black velvet top and remembered being very pleased with the result. 50 ❋ Unknown (2006)

In combining these weaves it is advantageous to have them contrast distinctly, for instance, a short weave such as taffeta or Gros de Tours, with a longer and looser one such as satin, sergé or cannele, also changes from warp to filling effects. ❋ Arnold Wolfensberger (N/A)

Weir, was derived from a kind of taffeta or ribbed silk which used to be called tabby silk. ❋ Helen M. Winslow (N/A)

There are few people who do not like the sheen of a soft silk, the sparkle of light on a "taffeta," and the richness of the silk that "can stand alone." ❋ Eva March Tappan (1892)

Fragile materials -- such as taffeta -- should be kept strictly for the evening, do you not agree? ❋ Unknown (1817)

Dresses come in varying lengths, from tea length to floor length, and can incorporate many materials such as taffeta or satin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

a kind of taffeta-lining to the Crown, his servility has assumed an air of the most determined independence, and he has ❋ William Hazlitt (1804)

Is she aware, you wonder, that you and me are spying on her, staring up her skirts and salivating over every square inch of the shimmering silk and taffeta of her and her companion's dress? ❋ Edward Goldman (2011)

On the pretext of having sat on some ice cream, she excused herself and returned wearing a robe of looped taffeta. ❋ Cherie Burns (2011)

Ivory taffeta, striped with palest cream, will be lovely for evening. ❋ Priya Parmar (2011)

A young, very young girl in a low-cut white taffeta gown opened the door and showed me to a small parlour. ❋ Priya Parmar (2011)

But out stepped an elegant older woman wearing a Burberry taffeta trench coat and a hat. ❋ Todd Strasser (2011)

When graduation day arrived at last in June, I brushed my hands down the pink taffeta dress that Grandma had bought for ten dollars at our local thrift shop. ❋ Suzanne Corso (2011)

After a few lost souls found their salvation as I did some knee bends to keep from fainting, the groom kissed the bride, the preacher read the famous verse, and I quietly wept, mourning the passing of my youthful first love, and wishing that one day I might have a wedding, without taffeta, but certainly with Corinthians. ❋ Andrea Buchanan (2011)

One of the master's endless searches was for fabrics that had inner life and light—paper taffeta, silk faille, organza—as well as a firm enough "hand" to hold volumetric shapes made with fewer seams. ❋ Laura Jacobs (2011)

Chenin often seems to have a rich texture in the mouth; Rabelais compared the Chenins of his native Chinon to taffeta. ❋ Jay McInerney (2012)

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