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taffaty

/ˈtæfəti/

taffaty 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...

Forms of taffaty

pluraltaffaties

Questions about taffaty

What is taffaty the obsolete form of?
Taffaty is the obsolete form of taffeta.
How do you pronounce taffaty?
Taffaty is pronounced /ˈtæfəti/.

Words near taffaty in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taffaty (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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