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Taffeta
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.
Lined with taffeta and with sendal. --Chaucer.
Meaning of Taffetas from wikipedia
- 1970s
until the 1990s, the
Jiangsu province of
China produced fine silk
taffetas:
these were less
flexible than
those from
Indian mills, however, and the...
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Plain weave (also
called tabby weave,
linen weave or
taffeta weave) is the most
basic of
three fundamental types of
textile weaves (along with
satin weave...
- Shot silk (also
called changeant,
changeable silk,
changeable taffeta, cross-color,
changeable fabric, or "dhoop chaon" ("sunshine shade")) is a fabric...
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defined ribs show the
watered effect better than
smooth fabrics like satin.
Taffeta also
works well.
Fabrics with
defined enough ribs can be
calendered with...
- (1977) Dix-sept
heures (1978)
Baccarat dans le
texte (1979)
Auberge de
taffetas (1979) Voir dire (1982) Éternuement en ce lieu (1984)
Fusil posé à l’ombre...
- was
dressed in "Edwardian finery"
while Tate was
attired in an off-white
taffeta minidress. The
couple moved into Polanski's mews
house off
Eaton Square...
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strapless bodices and full skirts,
favoring fabrics like satin,
taffeta, and tulle. In 1999
taffeta was the
number one
seller paired with
matte satin or brocade...
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Scarlet Seerhand muslin Seersucker Sendal Serge Scrim Shot silk
Stuff Taffeta Tais
Tartan Ticking Toile Tucuyo Tweed Twill Ultrasuede Vegetable flannel...
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Scarlet Seerhand muslin Seersucker Sendal Serge Scrim Shot silk
Stuff Taffeta Tais
Tartan Ticking Toile Tucuyo Tweed Twill Ultrasuede Vegetable flannel...
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increase the
shininess of
certain fabrics such as silks, velvets, and
taffetas.
Seaweed is used in the
production of textiles: a water-soluble
fiber known...
