taffeta
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Imagine the ghostly rustling of silk taffeta, the clinking of giant paillettes, brought back to life by scientists and engineers.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
The same effect is achieved with a silk taffeta garment, featuring a sound called “scroop,” a combination of the words “scrape” and “whoop.“
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Then, we get taffeta cape and it's entrances and that fine line, but these are the cool things you dream about as a kid.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2024
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiled Winfrey’s portrait, painted by Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren, which featured Winfrey in a purple taffeta gown surrounded by lush greenery at her California home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Hilly, who’s been there since six o’clock sharp, wears a long taffeta maroon-colored dress.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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