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单词 chiffon
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chiffonn.

Brit. /ˈʃɪfɒn/, /ˈʃiːfɒ̃/, U.S. /ʃɪˈfɑn/, /ˈʃɪˌfɑn/
Etymology: French; = ‘tout ajustement de femme ne servant qu' à la parure’ (Littré), primarily piece of old cloth, paper, etc., rag; < chiffe rag.
1. plural. Ornamental adjuncts of a lady's dress, ‘fal-lals’; colloquially extended to matters of feminine dress considered as an object of ornament or display.
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fal-lal1703
falbala1705
furbelow1706
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chiffons1765
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chiffons1888
1765 Earl of March Let. 28 Sept. in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 410 She wanted to get back to all her chifons, contrary to my inclination.
1803 Lett. Miss Riversdale I. 126 Every one of my things was crushed and spoilt—and the sweetest—most elegant chiffons.
1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxix. 163 It would stand out well among the fashionable chiffons.
1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 June 3 With various chiffons here and there, perhaps a bit of Japanese silk bunched out behind or swaddled up in front into a knot or a bow.
1888 E. M. Marsh in Good Words May 339 Tea and chiffons become monotonous.
1889 N.E.D. at Chiffon Mod. ‘What did you and Miss B. talk about?’ ‘Oh! chiffons!’
2. A diaphanous plain-woven fabric of fine hard-twisted yarn (originally silk, later nylon, etc.); also attributive, sometimes with sense ‘light in weight’.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [adjective] > thin, light, or delicate
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zephyr1809
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chiffon1890
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > silk or man-made fibres
organza1820
chiffon1890
ninon1911
1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Feb. 3/2 The..tea-gown was a combination of white chiffon and yellow silk.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 3 May 3/2 A lining of chiffon—or, as we now call it, mousseline de soie.
1904 Daily Chron. 24 Oct. 8/1 Chiffon cloth.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 4/2 Chiffon-like muslin.
1908 Costumes Classical & Fashionable (Liberty & Co.) 12 Under~dress in chiffon velvet.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 36/2 The term chiffon is also sometimes used to describe a lighter weight of a particular material, e.g. chiffon velvet, chiffon lisle.
3. chiffon pie n. a baked pie-shell with a light-textured filling, containing beaten egg whites or a gelatine mixture, flavoured with fruit, etc.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > pie > [noun] > other pies
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1929 Fashions in Foods (Beverly Hills Women's Club) 155 Chiffon pumpkin pie.
1931 I. S. Rombauer Joy of Cooking (1936) 363 Lemon chiffon pie.
1931 I. S. Rombauer Joy of Cooking (1936) 364 Gelatine chiffon cream pies.
1937 America's Cook Book 653 Lemon Chiffon Pie, Gelatin..water..eggs..sugar..salt..grated lemon rind..lemon juice..pastry..shell..cream.
1946 H. Croome Faithless Mirror iii. 36 She had cleared away the chicken and brought in a lemon chiffon pie.
1958 Woman 4 Oct. 23/1 What about Butterscotch Chiffon Pie?.. You can serve it, like cake, with coffee or as a dinner sweet.
1960 Guardian 10 Nov. 9/6 Pineapple chiffon pie.

Derivatives

chiffony adj. /ˈʃɪfənɪ/ of the nature of or resembling chiffon.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [adjective] > silk or man-made fibres
Milanese1897
chiffony1902
ninon1913
1902 Daily Chron. 9 July 8/2 Billowy ruffles and chiffony hats.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 23 June 4/2 Taffeta and silk muslins, as we call these chiffony soft stuffs.
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