单词 | taffeta |
释义 | taffeta /taf"i teuh/, n. 1. a 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. 2. any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods. adj. 3. of or resembling taffeta. [1325-75; ME taffata < ML << Pers taftah silken or linen cloth, n. use of ptp. of taftan to twist, spin] |
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