taffeta

IPA: tˈæfʌtʌ

Examples of "taffeta" in Sentences

Weir, was derived from a kind of taffeta or ribbed silk which used to be called tabby silk.
Fragile materials -- such as taffeta -- should be kept strictly for the evening, do you not agree?
On the pretext of having sat on some ice cream, she excused herself and returned wearing a robe of looped taffeta.
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Dresses come in varying lengths, from tea length to floor length, and can incorporate many materials such as taffeta or satin.
There are few people who do not like the sheen of a soft silk, the sparkle of light on a "taffeta," and the richness of the silk that "can stand alone."
When graduation day arrived at last in June, I brushed my hands down the pink taffeta dress that Grandma had bought for ten dollars at our local thrift shop.
She knew that the other girls would be well dressed, but she could not afford anything new, so she used some turquoise taffeta from a donated dress and combined it with a black velvet top and remembered being very pleased with the result. 50
In combining these weaves it is advantageous to have them contrast distinctly, for instance, a short weave such as taffeta or Gros de Tours, with a longer and looser one such as satin, sergé or cannele, also changes from warp to filling effects.