Taffeta
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A short encyclopedia entry defining taffeta as a plain-woven silk fabric made by regular alternation of warp and filling. It gives the word's etymology (from Persian tāftah, 'woven') and notes the early association with Chinese silk weaving. It also describes how variations in warp and filling quality and in color led to taffeta becoming a general term for plain silk.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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