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chiffon

chif·fon

UK/ʃɪˈfɑn/ US/ˈʃɪfɑn/ uncommon

noun

1.

adjective

1.

as thin and soft as chiffon

  • “chiffon taffeta”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • chiffon cake
  • chiffon pie
  • lemon chiffon

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