chiffon (noun)

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• chiffon — ► NOUN ▪ a light, transparent fabric of silk or nylon. ORIGIN French, from chiffe rag …   English terms dictionary

• chiffon — noun Chiffon is used before these nouns: ↑scarf …   Collocations dictionary

• chiffon — noun (U) a soft thin silk or nylon material that you can see through: a pink chiffon ballgown …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chiffon — noun A sheer silk or rayon fabric Her dresses are made from these marvelous chiffons …   Wiktionary

• chiffon — noun a light, transparent fabric typically made of silk or nylon. Origin C18 (orig. plural, denoting trimmings on a woman s dress): from Fr., from chiffe rag …   English new terms dictionary

• chiffon cake — noun very light cake • Hypernyms: ↑cake …   Useful english dictionary

• chiffon — I. noun Etymology: French, literally, rag, from chiffe old rag, alteration of Middle French chipe, from Middle English chip chip Date: 1765 1. an ornamental addition (as a knot of ribbons) to a woman s dress 2. a sheer fabric especially of silk… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chiffon — chif|fon [ ʃı fan, ʃı,fan ] noun uncount very thin transparent cloth made from silk or NYLON: a chiffon scarf …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chiffon — UK [ˈʃɪfɒn] / US [ʃɪˈfɑn] / US [ˈʃɪˌfɑn] noun [uncountable] very thin transparent cloth made from silk or nylon a chiffon scarf …   English dictionary

• chiffon — [ˈʃɪfɒn] noun [U] very thin transparent cloth made from silk or NYLON …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• chiffon — /ʃəˈfɒn / (say shuh fon), /ˈʃɪfɒn / (say shifon) noun 1. sheer fabric of silk, nylon, or rayon in plain weave. 2. any bit of feminine finery, as of ribbon or lace. –adjective 3. (of food) having a light, fluffy consistency. {French, from chiffe… …