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Definition of Taffeta weave
1. Noun. A basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taffeta Weave
Literary usage of Taffeta weave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Silk by Eliza Bailey Thompson (1922)
"Satin taffeta is a fabric with a satin weave on one side and a taffeta weave on
the other. Shantung This silk is named from the province of Shantung, China, ..."
2. Dictionary of Textiles by Louis Harmuth (1915)
"The filling is white. Taffetas de Tours—French, silk taffeta lining of dull
finish; obsolete. taffeta weave—See Plain Weave. ..."
3. Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare (2001)
"121-22): Sarcenet, a fine, thin, soft silk of taffeta weave ... was made in
both "single and double" quality, that is, thin, and heavy. ..."
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