taffeta /tafˈi-tə/ or taffetas /tafˈi-tas/

1. A thin glossy silk fabric
2. Loosely applied to various similar or mixed fabrics

1. (also taffety /tafˈi-ti/) made of taffeta
2. Florid, over-dainty (Shakespeare)

• beatings
• beating the retreat
• beati pacifici
• beat it
• be at it like rabbits
• beatitude
• beatitudes
• beat music
• beatnik
• beatniks
• beat off
• beat one's brains
• beat one's brains out
• beat one's breast
• beat out
• be at pains
• beats
• beats me
• beat someone's brains out
• be at someone's discretion
• be at someone's throat
• beat someone to it
• beat the air
• beat the band
• beat the bounds