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1) "Taffeta" -- As to taffeta skirt taf·fe·ta
Pronunciation: 'ta-f&-t&
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English taffata, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian taffettà, from Turkish tafta, from Persian tAftah woven
: a crisp plain-woven lustrous fabric of various fibers used especially for women's clothing Pronunciation Symbols
Taffeta (sometimes spelled taffety) is a crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. The word is Persian in origin, and means "twisted woven". It is considered to be a "high end" fabric, suitable for use in ball gowns, wedding dresses and in interiors for curtains or wallcovering. There are two distinct types of silk taffeta: yarn-dyed and piece-dyed. Piece-dyed taffeta is often used in linings and is quite soft. Yarn-dyed taffeta is much stiffer and is often used in evening dresses. While silk taffeta has been classically woven in Italy and France and until the 1950s in Japan, today most silk taffeta is produced in India. Originally this was produced on handlooms, but since the 1990s has been produced on the most modern looms in the Bangalore area. From the 1970s until the 1990s the Jiangsu province of China produced some fine silk taffetas. They were less flexible than the Indian mills who now dominate production. Other countries in South East Asia and the Middle East are weaving silk taffeta but not yet either at the quality or competitiveness of India. The most deluxe taffetas are still woven in France, Italy and the United Kingdom. On November 4, 1782, taffeta was used by Joseph Montgolfier of France to construct a small, cube shaped balloon. This was the beginning of many experiments using taffeta balloons by the Montgolfier brothers, and led to the first known human flight in a lighter-than-air craft. It is also among the color options for a 21st century Honda Civic ..."
2) "Skirt" -- As to taffeta skirt 1skirt
Pronunciation: 'sk&rt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skyrta shirt, kirtle -- more at SHIRT
1 a (1) : a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down (2) : a separate free-hanging outer garment or undergarment usually worn by women and girls covering some or all of the body from the waist down b : either of two usually leather flaps on a saddle covering the bars on which the stirrups are hung c : a cloth facing that hangs from the bottom edge or across the front of a piece of furniture d : the lower branches of a tree when near the ground
2 a : the rim, periphery, or environs of an area b plural : outlying parts (as of a town or city)
3 : a part or attachment serving as a rim, border, or edging
4 slang : a girl or woman
- skirt·ed adjective Pronunciation Symbols
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts the Comtesse d'Haussonville, wearing a dress. A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment which hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment. In Western culture, skirts and dresses are usually considered women's clothing. However, there are exceptions. The kilt is considered a traditional men's garment in Scotland and some fashion designers, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, have shown men's skirts. At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of material (such as pareos), but most skirts are fitted to the body at the waist and fuller below, with the fullness introduced by means of darts, gores, pleats, or panels. Modern skirts and dresses are usually made of light to mid-weight fabrics, such as denim, jersey, worsted, or poplin. Skirts and dresses of thin or clingy fabrics are worn with slips to make the material of the skirt drape better and for modesty. The hemline of skirts and dresses can be as high as the upper thigh or as low as the ground, depending on the whims of fashion and the modesty or personal taste of the wearer. Some medieval upper-class women wore skirts over 3 metres in diameter at the bottom. At the other extreme, the miniskirts of the 1960s were minimal garments that may barely cover the underwear when seated. - 1 Dresses and skirts in the 19th century
- 2 Dresses and skirts in the 20th and 21st centuries
- 3 How skirts and dresses are worn today
- 4 Male wear
- 5 Underwear
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
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