TIMa shiny stiff cloth made from silk or nylon 塔夫绸
Examples from the Corpus
taffeta• It rustles, like a taffeta skirt across the floor.• The black taffeta silk ballgown was strapless and backless with a plunging, gravity-defying decolletage.• On one occasion they unearthed a blue taffeta ball dress with small bouquets of pink and cream brocade roses.• Hyacinth was already there, wearing royal blue taffeta.• The groundsheet is made from a strong pu-coated taffeta nylon.• Inner fabric: 70D nylon taffeta.• Think about matte jersey instead of taffeta.
Origintaffeta
(1300-1400)Old Frenchtaffetas, from Turkishtafta, from Persiantaftah“woven”