Taffeta

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A silk or linen fabric: a name applied at different times to very different materials.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
  • Equivalent
    taffety   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
    Form
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    serge    damask    tulle    chiffon    muslin    taffety    bombazine    merino    satin    cashmere