chiffon
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- noun
- /ʃɪˈfɒn/
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chifón
- She was wearing a beautiful chiffon dress that floated gracefully in the breeze.
It's a printed chiffon, but it's gold.
- It's a printed chiffon, but it's gold.
- This is a blue chiffon Rosa Sharon or blue satin blue chiffon.
Examples
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The stone, sword, and flowers now rest here on pillows covered in chiffon scarves.
Fiction book (1995) -
Do you remember my pink dress with the chiffon sleeves?"
Fiction book (1999) -
It's a printed chiffon, but it's gold.
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This is a high, low kind of chiffon top that I would put with like a pair of shorts and then over a swim top.
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This is a chiffon kind of T-shirt dress.
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It is like a see through chiffon, but it's got like an inside layer.
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She--she was wearing that green chiffon scarf.
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I'm wearing a lilac chiffon paisley print wrap.
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Her hair today was sleeked back and tied with a leopard-printed chiffon scarf.
Fiction book (1998) -
As Galloway escorts everyone out, I compliment Miss Mason on her peach chiffon dress.
Fiction book (1994)
Compounds
How Sheer
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chiffon comes from the French word chiffon meaning 'rag' or 'small piece of cloth'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a very light, see‑through 'rag' that floats — that's why chiffon now means a delicate, airy fabric used for scarves and dresses.