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		taffetyn.adj.Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: taffeta n. Etymology: Variant of taffeta n., probably with alteration of the final syllable after -y suffix1.  Originally  Scottish.  A. n.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]		 > taffeta 1503    in  J. B. Paul  		(1900)	 II. 203  				For xvj elne taffeti to be ane trevis to the Kingis bed. 1515    in  J. B. Paul  		(1903)	 V. 9  				Twa elne of goldin hewit taffity, to be thame quaiffs. 1539    in  J. Stuart  		(1844)	 I. 161  				Ane blak bonat, with ane typpat of taphite. 1541    in  J. B. Paul  		(1908)	 VIII. 42  				v elnis blak teffites of Janis. 1573    in  T. Thomson  		(1815)	 189  				Freinzeit with gold and lynit with reid tafteis. 1583    P. Stubbes  sig. O7v  				They must weare silkes..grograms, taffeties, and the like. 1594						 (a1555)						    D. Lindsay Hist. Squyer Meldrum l. 125, in   		(1931)	 I. 149  				Of ȝallow Taftais wes hir sark. 1630    J. Smith  xvi. 31  				A white mares taile with a peece of greene taffity, on a great Pike, is carried before him for a standard. 1654    W. Charleton  133  				As a peice of Changeable Taffaty, according as it is extended, or plicated, appears of two different dyes. 1751     		(ed. 7)	 at Brocade  				At present, any stuff of silk, satin, or even simple taffety, when wrought, and enriched with flowers, etc., obtains the denomination of brocade. 1767     103/2  				An additional duty on the importation of silk, crapes, and taffaties. 1827    tr.  L. Godin Voy. Mme Godin in  tr.   327  				A velvet petticoat, one of Persiana, and one of taffety. 1865    E. C. Clayton  I. xviii. 248  				Dressed in the costume of 1827 or 1828—a gown of taffety with gigot sleeves, and a muslin canezon spencer. 1959    P. O'Brian  xiv. 287  				He did not suppose that he could be improved in any way by gold lace and taffety. 1980    E. Jong   ii. ii. 183  				The fine new Indian Stuffs—the Sooseyes, Succatums, Taffaties, Seersuckers, Chintses, Morees, and Pelongs.   B. adj.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]		 > taffeta 1503    in  J. B. Paul  		(1900)	 II. 234  				Ane taffeti hude to the King. 1561    in  J. D. Marwick  		(1882)	 IV. 122  				Doubletis of saterne,..tafetie hatis. 1602    T. Dekker  sig. L4  				Horace did not..weare the Badge of Gentlemens company, as thou doost thy Taffetie sleeues. 1725    R. Bradley  at Ointment  				Searce it thro' a Taffety Sieve. 1849    J. Grant  xxvii. 322  				Captain Lambie—he of the taffety standard celebrity.  2.  figurative. the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > 			[adjective]		 1595    ‘J. Dando’  & ‘H. Runt’  13  				Tush, she that I talke of can entertaine you with a duzen of tiffite taffetie girles in a morning.]			 1597    N. Breton  sig. B3v  				How catch you a Trowt but with a silken flye, and can you better deceiue a foole, then with a Taffatie face? a1616    W. Shakespeare  		(1623)	  ii. ii. 21  				As fit as ten groats is for the hand of an Atturney, as your French Crowne for your taffety punke. a1627    T. Middleton  & W. Rowley  		(1653)	  iv. sig. H  				Can..Taffaty Girles looke plumpe without pampering? the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > 			[adjective]		 1814     Nov. 333/1  				[Somerset] Taffety, dainty, nice, delicate; applied to the taste for food. 1867    W. F. Rock  25  				An' then 'es swinkum swankum waâlk, An' taffety dildrums in es tâlk, Rucky ta zich a thing! 1879     685  				We have a very great difficulty to get it to take anything. It is very taffety, and is wasting away to nothing. 1913     45 88  				Our cat's that taffety, 'er waan't ate wat us offers un. 1956     Nov. 226/2  				[Newfoundland] For dinner, a piece of swile or seal, or if you are taffety and can't come that; in other words, fussy over your food and have no appetite for it, we shall substitute a nice fat turr.   Compounds the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > milk and cream dishes > 			[noun]		 > other cream dishes 1723    J. Nott  sig. L5v  				Taffaty-Cream. Beat the Whites of eight Eggs..with Rose-water,..put it into a Quart of Cream. 1947     5 108  				Those collections of miscellaneous recipes by which one could make a Taffety Cream or a dentifrice. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > tart > 			[noun]		 > types of tart 1651    J. Parker  (Wellcome MS 3769) f. 15v 		(heading)	  				To make taffity tartes. 1660    R. May  231  				To make a Taffety Tart. First wet the paste with butter and cold water, roul it very thin, then lay apples in layes, and between every lay of apples strew some fine sugar, and some lemon-peel cut very small. 1684     		(single sheet)	  				Three Families not seldom dwelt in one Chamber scarce so big as a Taffity Tart. 1720    in  T. D'Urfey  VI. 124  				With Taffity-Tarts and Pies. 1894    M. A. M. Marks  I.  i. xxii. 297  				For the second course, a baked pike,..a warden pie, a taffety tart, and a quaking pudding. 2018     		(Nexis)	 26 June (Travel section)  				Heston Blumenthal's restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental offers..Taffety Tart.  This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.adj.1503 |