taffetas

If the dress be a light-colored plain taffetas, the best arrangement will be to make the bands of the same color, but of a deeper shade, and the little ruche should be composed of narrow guipure instead of ribbon.

Confederate Receipt Book: A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times 1865

O the fine white wine! upon my conscience, it is a kind of taffetas wine, — hin, hin, it is of one ear, well wrought, and of good wool.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

O the fine white wine! upon my conscience, it is a kind of taffetas wine, — hin, hin, it is of one ear, well wrought, and of good wool.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

O the fine white wine! upon my conscience, it is a kind of taffetas wine, -- hin, hin, it is of one ear, well wrought, and of good wool.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518

Certainly no ghosts that I can recall, just a lot of blue-haired ladies in their finest taffetas and minks, Kosher meals, waiters hand-picked from the finest universities, top-notch entertainment every night, and brightly-uniformed bellhops at our beck and call.

Pamela Glasner: The Calicoon, Diary of a Novice Film Maker: Part One Pamela Glasner 2011

In the taffetas of the 1950s, the geometric trellises of the '60s, the teardrop paisleys of the '70s, the leopard and snakeskin prints of the '80s—gathered together and accompanied by fashion photographs of the clothes into which they were made—one begins to see the story, as John Milton put it, "of man's first disobedience."

Fashion's Eternal Flame Laura Jacobs 2011

Jane had practically buried herself in ruffles and frills and lace, and layers and layers of shiny taffetas, silk-embroidered net, heavy velveteen.

Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

Jane had practically buried herself in ruffles and frills and lace, and layers and layers of shiny taffetas, silk-embroidered net, heavy velveteen.

Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

Dresses billowed from the bust, ruched at the hip and dipped dizzily above and below the knee — all in wonderful silks, satins and taffetas.

Chic Simple Tina Gaudoin 2010

Jane had practically buried herself in ruffles and frills and lace, and layers and layers of shiny taffetas, silk-embroidered net, heavy velveteen.

Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011