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Definition of: taffeta
(taf′ə·tə) noun
A fine, glossy, uncorded, somewhat stiff silk fabric: a term variously applied at different times, as to certain silk–and–linen or silk–and–wool mixtures, now also to rayon.
—adjective Made of or resembling taffeta; also, lacy; filmy; delicate. [<OF taffetas <Med. L taffeta <Persian tāftah <tāftan twist]
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