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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

taffeta
    n 1: a crisp smooth lustrous fabric

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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         Lined with taffeta and with sendal.      --Chaucer.
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