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English Dictionary: taffeta by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
taffeta
n
  1. a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Taffeta \Taf"fe*ta\, Taffety \Taf"fe*ty\, n. [F. taffetas, It.
      taffet[85], from Per. t[be]ftah, originally, twisted, woven,
      from t[be]ftan 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.
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