chiffon (noun)
1chiffon — ► NOUN ▪ a light, transparent fabric of silk or nylon. ORIGIN French, from chiffe rag …
2chiffon — noun Chiffon is used before these nouns: ↑scarf …
3chiffon — noun (U) a soft thin silk or nylon material that you can see through: a pink chiffon ballgown …
4chiffon — noun A sheer silk or rayon fabric Her dresses are made from these marvelous chiffons …
5chiffon — noun a light, transparent fabric typically made of silk or nylon. Origin C18 (orig. plural, denoting trimmings on a woman s dress): from Fr., from chiffe rag …
6chiffon cake — noun very light cake • Hypernyms: ↑cake …
7chiffon — I. noun Etymology: French, literally, rag, from chiffe old rag, alteration of Middle French chipe, from Middle English chip chip Date: 1765 1. an ornamental addition (as a knot of ribbons) to a woman s dress 2. a sheer fabric especially of silk… …
8chiffon — chif|fon [ ʃı fan, ʃı,fan ] noun uncount very thin transparent cloth made from silk or NYLON: a chiffon scarf …
9chiffon — UK [ˈʃɪfɒn] / US [ʃɪˈfɑn] / US [ˈʃɪˌfɑn] noun [uncountable] very thin transparent cloth made from silk or nylon a chiffon scarf …
10chiffon — [ˈʃɪfɒn] noun [U] very thin transparent cloth made from silk or NYLON …
