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Taffeta

Scope note

Crisp textile, typically in plain weave, sometimes with a fine crosswise rib and a smooth lustrous surface on both sides, originally of silk, now of various fibers.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000249434

Term used for

taffata
taffety

Created

12yrs ago

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