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taffeta
taf·fe·ta [ táffətə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
stiff shiny silk: a stiff lustrous silk or a silky fabric with a slight rib. Use: women's clothes.
[14th century. Via medieval Latin or Old French taffetas< Persian tāftah< tāftan "to shine"]
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