"taffety" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæfəti/ Forms: taffeties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} taffety (countable and uncountable, plural taffeties)
  1. Dated form of taffeta. Tags: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Alternative form of: taffeta Derived forms: taffety tart
    Sense id: en-taffety-en-noun-gZLE~aUB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        }
      ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 256–257:",
          "text": "Fancy a tall and fine figure in a green taffety dress, set off with rose-coloured ribands, both colours well suited to her fair hair and skin;...",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Dated form of taffeta."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtæfəti/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "taffety"
}
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English dated forms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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          "ref": "1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 256–257:",
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtæfəti/"
    }
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