: a crisp plain-woven lustrous fabric of various fibers used especially for women's clothing
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Cristóbal Balenciaga gown with silk taffeta, per W magazine’s Alison S. Cohn.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025 Clad in a black Dior gown by Maria Grazia Chiuri, Lawrence had made a quick change from her red carpet look of a silk taffeta off-white dress inspired by a 1949 Dior Poulenc archival piece.—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 May 2025 Her eyes turn to the viewer arrestingly, while her off-the-shoulder gown dissolves into a jumble of flowing taffeta layers.—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025 All three bags feature the X-PAC fabric (nylon face fabric with strategic fiber reinforcement, internal film, and backing taffeta), which is durable, water-resistant, and cleans up easily.—Nikki Rohan, Outside Online, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for taffeta
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Etymology
Middle English taffata, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian taffettà, from Turkish tafta, from Persian tāftah woven
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