{ Taf"fe*ta (?), Taf"fe*ty (?), } n.
[F. taffetas, It. taffetà, from Per.
tāftah, originally, twisted, woven, from tāftan
to twist, to spin.] A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the
wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to
different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern
times.
Lined with taffeta and with sendal.
Chaucer.
{ Taf"fe*ta (?), Taf"fe*ty (?), } n.
[F. taffetas, It. taffetà, from Per.
tāftah, originally, twisted, woven, from tāftan
to twist, to spin.] A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the
wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to
different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern
times.
Lined with taffeta and with sendal.
Chaucer.