chiffon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chif·fon /ˈʃɪfɒn $ ʃɪˈfɑːn/ noun [uncountable] TIMa soft thin silk or nylon material that you can see through 雪纺绸，薄绸；尼龙绸 a pink chiffon ballgown 粉红色的薄绸舞裙
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chiffon• Spectacular silver panne velvet roses on black chiffon.• His collection for this summer consists of simple shapes in chiffon and satin.• a red chiffon gown• Is it shredded chiffon, or is it leather?• Jane had worn an exquisite taupe chiffon Brac, and she looked magnificent, and the girls looked innocent and sweet.• And it will be beautiful with this chiffon scarf.• One night, her aunt drew a length of white chiffon out of a paper bag.• The totally transparent white chiffon parka, by Commes des Garçons. 2.Origin chiffon (1700-1800) French “piece of thin cloth, chiffon”, from chiffe “old piece of dirty cloth”chif·fon nounChineseSyllable
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chiffon
chif‧fon /ˈʃɪfɒn $ ʃɪˈfɑːn/
noun [uncountable]
a pink chiffon ballgown
chif‧fon /ˈʃɪfɒn $ ʃɪˈfɑːn/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: 'piece of thin cloth, chiffon', from chiffe 'old piece of dirty cloth'
a soft thin silk or nylon material that you can see through:Language: French
Origin: 'piece of thin cloth, chiffon', from chiffe 'old piece of dirty cloth'