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Grammar : Noun
Spell : taf-i-tuh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæf ɪ tə

Définition of taffeta

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French taffetas (early 14c.), from Italian taffeta, ultimately from Persian taftah "silk or linen cloth," noun use of taftah, past participle of taftan "to shine," also "to twist, spin." Applied to different fabrics at different times (and cf. tapestry).
  • As in silk : noun fabric
Example sentences :
  • How does this design differ from the taffeta with the design?
  • Extract from : « Clothing and Health » by Helen Kinne
  • The curtain, of taffeta, cut cross-wise, is not gathered in the seam.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V » by Various
  • And the knight, Sir Oliver Lollio, swore he would bestow a taffeta petticoat on thee, but to break his fast with thee.
  • Extract from : « The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys. » by Thomas Dekker
  • Taffeta and silk, as well as fine parchment, were used for the mounts.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Instinctively she sensed when taffeta was to be superseded by foulard.
  • Extract from : « Half Portions » by Edna Ferber
  • Chintz and taffeta and fine velvet are all appropriate to use.
  • Extract from : « Furnishing the Home of Good Taste » by Lucy Abbot Throop
  • The bands of the horses were of taffeta gilded and embroidered in gold.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXII, 1625-29 » by Various
  • The same is to be said of the pieces of taffeta as to their purchase and sale.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 » by Emma Helen Blair
  • Women's dresses were of satin, taffeta, and velvet, and were made by dressmakers.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • I had taffeta last year, with velvet and satin this winter; but I don't know what I'll get yet this summer.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Who Toils » by Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst

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