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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024taf•fe•ta /ˈtæfɪtə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Textilesa smooth, crisp fabric of silk or other fibers, for making women's clothes.
adj. [before a noun] - Textilesof or resembling taffeta.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024taf•fe•ta (taf′i tə),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.
- Textilesany of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods.
adj. - Textilesof or resembling taffeta.
- Medieval Latin Persian tāftah silken or linen cloth, noun, nominal use of past participle of tāftan to twist, spin
- Middle English taffata 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: taffeta /ˈtæfɪtə/ n - a crisp lustrous plain-weave silk, rayon, etc, used esp for women's clothes
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin taffata, from Persian tāftah spun, from tāftan to spin |