<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.</li><li>Any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Of or resembling taffeta.</li></ul>