: a crisp plain-woven lustrous fabric of various fibers used especially for women's clothing
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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 Related Articles The original creation was made of silk taffeta.—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 17 May 2025 Photo: Getty Images Styled by Jamie Mizrahi, Lawrence’s off-white, silk taffeta dress was actually inspired by a 1949 Poulenc dress from the label.—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 May 2025 The outfit had a satin overskirt that was lined with white taffeta.—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for taffeta
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Middle English taffata, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian taffettà, from Turkish tafta, from Persian tāftah woven
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