Chiffonlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of chiffon.

    "At the time, her brief to Margi Kent, who still designs much of her wardrobe, was to create “something urchinlike out of ‘Great Expectations’ or ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’” a chiffonlike, raggedy skirt that would still look beautiful with black velvet platform boots."

Example

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"At the time, her brief to Margi Kent, who still designs much of her wardrobe, was to create “something urchinlike out of ‘Great Expectations’ or ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’” a chiffonlike, raggedy skirt that would still look beautiful with black velvet platform boots."

Etymology

From chiffon + -like.

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