chiffon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɪfɑn/
- /ʃɪˈfɑn/
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Etymology
Borrowed from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”); see chip.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
Her dresses are made from these marvelous chiffons.
- (countable, uncountable) Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chiffons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chiffon cake · chiffonlike · chiffony · lemon chiffon · chiffon pie
Translations (22)
it chiffon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · tr şifon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ms sifon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · pl szyfon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · hu sifon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · id sifon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ja 絹モスリン (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ko 시폰 (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · pt chiffon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · it velocrespo (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · mk шифон (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ru шифо́н (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ko 실크 모슬린 (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · fi sifonki (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · es gasa (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ro șifon (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ca xifó (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ga sreabhann (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · ja シフォン (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · bg шифо́н (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · sv chiffong (sheer silk or rayon fabric) · cmn 雪紡 /雪纺 (sheer silk or rayon fabric)