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taffata

taffata is the obsolete form of taffeta.

Meaning of taffeta

Noun

taffeta (countable and uncountable, plural taffetas)

  1. A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
    • Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins...

Questions about taffata

What is taffata the obsolete form of?
Taffata is the obsolete form of taffeta.

Words near taffata in the dictionary

  1. TAFEs
  2. taff
  3. Taff's Well
  4. taffarel
  5. taffarels
  6. taffata
  7. taffaties
  8. taffaty
  9. Taffe
  10. tafferel
  11. tafferels

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taffata (page history and authors); taffeta (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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