Taffety

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taffeta \Taf"fe*ta\, Taffety \Taf"fe*ty\, n. [F. taffetas, It.
     taffet[`a], from Per. t[=a]ftah, originally, twisted, woven,
     from t[=a]ftan to twist, to spin.]
     A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster
     called watering. The term has also been applied to different
     kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times.


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           Lined with taffeta and with sendal.      --Chaucer.
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