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chiffonlike

chiffonlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of chiffon.

Adjective

chiffonlike (comparative more chiffonlike, superlative most chiffonlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of chiffon.
    • At the time, her brief to Margi Kent, who still designs much of her wardrobe, was to create “something urchinlike out of ‘Great Expectations’ or ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’” a chiffonlike, raggedy skirt that would still look beautiful with black velvet platform boots.2009 April 9, Ruth La Ferla, “Still Dressing for Stevie”, in New York Times

Forms of chiffonlike

comparativemore chiffonlike
superlativemost chiffonlike

Origin of chiffonlike

From chiffon + -like.

Questions about chiffonlike

What does chiffonlike mean?
Chiffonlike means resembling or characteristic of chiffon.
What part of speech is chiffonlike?
Chiffonlike is an adjective.

Words near chiffonlike in the dictionary

  1. chiffonading
  2. chiffong
  3. chiffongs
  4. chiffonier
  5. chiffoniers
  6. chiffonlike
  7. chiffonnier
  8. chiffonniers
  9. chiffons
  10. chiffony
  11. chifforobe

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