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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a crisp smooth lustrous fabric;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Taffeta \Taf"fe*ta\, Taffety \Taf"fe*ty\, n. [F. taffetas, It. taffet[`a], from Per. t[=a]ftah, originally, twisted, woven, from t[=a]ftan to twist, to spin.] A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times. [1913 Webster] Lined with taffeta and with sendal. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

taffeta n 1: a crisp smooth lustrous fabric