Tăf'fe-tȧ or Tăf'fe-ty, n.

n. [It. taffetà, Fr. taffetas, Sp. tafetan, from Per. tâftah, i. e., originally twisted, woven, from tâftan, to twist, to spin.] A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually a remarkably wavy luster, imparted by pressure and heat with the application of an acidulous fluid, to produce the effect called watering. It is of all colors, and is often striped with gold, silver, &c.