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taffeta

/ˈtæ.fə.tə/

Meanings
noun
A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

Examples :

"The ballerina's costume was made of shimmering pink taffeta. "
material style wear

Related Words

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration costume

costume noun

/ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ /ˈkɑs.təm/ /kɑsˈt(j)um/

A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

"The dancer was wearing Highland costume."

Illustration shimmering

shimmering verb

/ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪmrɪŋ/

To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly.

"The dew on the grass was shimmering in the morning sun. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration ballerina

ballerina noun

/ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/

A female ballet dancer

"The young girl dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina one day. "

Illustration fabric

fabric noun

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

An edifice or building.

"The new school fabric is modern and spacious. "

Illustration silk

silk noun

/sɪlk/

A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).

"The thread made of silk was barely visible."

Illustration woven

woven verb

/ˈwəʊvən/ /ˈwoʊvən/

To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

"This loom weaves yarn into sweaters."

Illustration fibers

fibers noun

/ˈfaɪbərz/

A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

"The microscope showed a single blue fiber stuck to the sole of the shoe."

Illustration smooth

smooth noun

/smuːð/

Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

"The smooth transition between classes made it easy to get to my next lesson. "

Illustration synthetic

synthetic noun

/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

A synthetic compound.

"The scientist studied the properties of the synthetic fiber. "

Illustration crisp

crisp noun

/kɹɪsp/

A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

"My brother loves eating crisp after school. "