chiffon
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chiffon
- /ʃɪˈfɑn/
- /ˈʃɪfɑn/
Rhymes with -ɑn
Where it comes from
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.
noun chiffons
- 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.
- Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
Translations
Talk about this word "chiffon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chiffon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chiffon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chiffon "chiffon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chiffon.Cite this
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title = {chiffon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chiffon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
