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taffety

/ˈtæfəti/

taffety 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 taffety

pluraltaffeties

Words formed from taffety

Phrases with taffety

Questions about taffety

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

Words near taffety in the dictionary

  1. taffetaed
  2. taffetas
  3. taffeties
  4. taffetised
  5. taffetized
  6. taffety
  7. taffety tart
  8. taffety tarts
  9. taffia
  10. taffias
  11. taffies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taffety (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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