What does "taffeta" mean?

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

What is a synonym for "taffeta"?

Common synonyms include: corduroy, cotton, crisp fabric, fabric, lustrous, lustrous textile.

/ˈtæ.fɪ.tə/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. countable, uncountable
"Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?"
2
a crisp smooth lustrous fabric wordnet

"Her taffeta skirt looked more appropriate to a wedding."

From Late Middle English, from Old French taffetas, from Medieval Latin taffata, from Classical Persian تافته (tāfta), from تافتن (tāftan).