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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 |