taffaty

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/ˈtæfəti/

A form of taffeta — A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nountaffaty (countable and uncountable, plural taffaties)

plural taffaties

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of taffeta.

    She must have her taffaties for the summer, her flowered silks for the spring and autumn, her satins and damasks for winter.

    1766, Tobias Smollett, Travels Through France and Italy
    1 more example

    I saw ye Taffaties and Atlasses in ye warehouse, and gave directions concerning their severall colours and stripes, ordering Mr. Charnock to use his best endeavours to encrease their quantity; […]

    1887, Sir William Hedges, Sir Henry Yule, The Diary of William Hedges, Esq.
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