'Taffeta' definitions:
Definition of 'taffeta'
From: WordNet
noun
A crisp smooth lustrous fabric
Definition of 'Taffeta'
From: GCIDE
- Taffeta \Taf"fe*ta\, Taffety \Taf"fe*ty\, n. [F. taffetas, It. taffet[`a], from Per. t[=a]ftah, originally, twisted, woven, from t[=a]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. [1913 Webster]
- Lined with taffeta and with sendal. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]