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· Old English
ċipp
1 English words descend from Old English
ċipp
, most common first.
chiffon
A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.