Taffeta vs. Satin

Taffetanoun

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

Taffetanoun

A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times.

Taffetanoun

a crisp smooth lustrous fabric

Taffeta

Taffeta (; archaically spelled taffety) is a crisp, smooth, plain woven fabric made from silk or cuprammonium rayons as well as acetate and polyester. The word is Persian (تافته) in origin and means .

Satinnoun

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

Satinadjective

Semi-glossy. Particularly describing a type of paint.

Satinnoun

A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.

Satinnoun

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

Satin

A satin weave is a type of fabric weave that produces a characteristically glossy, smooth or lustrous material, typically with a glossy top surface and a dull back. It is one of three fundamental types of textile weaves alongside plain weave and twill weave.