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taffetas

taffetas is the plural 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 taffetas

What is taffetas the plural of?
Taffetas is the plural of taffeta.

Words near taffetas in the dictionary

  1. tafferers
  2. Taffes
  3. taffeta
  4. taffeta glass
  5. taffetaed
  6. taffetas
  7. taffeties
  8. taffetised
  9. taffetized
  10. taffety
  11. taffety tart

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