chiffonlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chiffon +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

chiffonlike (comparative more chiffonlike, superlative most chiffonlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of chiffon.
    • 2009 April 9, Ruth La Ferla, “Still Dressing for Stevie”, in New York Times[1]:
      At the time, her brief to Margi Kent, who still designs much of her wardrobe, was to create “something urchinlike out of ‘Great Expectations’ or ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’” a chiffonlike, raggedy skirt that would still look beautiful with black velvet platform boots.