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Taffetized

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005849

Cloth that has been given a crisp, smooth finish imitating the hand of taffeta, though it is not woven as taffeta. Shantung and cotton cloths have carried the finish, and vintage polished cotton of the 1950s is sometimes sold under this label. The word is first recorded in 1949.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005849
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
TranslationsGerman: taffetaähnlich gemacht; Spanish: tafetán; French: taffetassé
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005849",
  "term": "Taffetized",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Cloth that has been given a crisp, smooth finish imitating the hand of taffeta, though it is not woven as taffeta. Shantung and cotton cloths have carried the finish, and vintage polished cotton of the 1950s is sometimes sold under this label. The word is first recorded in 1949.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "taffetaähnlich gemacht",
    "es": "tafetán",
    "fr": "taffetassé"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/taffetized/"
}

Record 6,339 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.