chiffon
noun /ˈʃɪfɒn/
/ʃɪˈfɑːn/
[uncountable]- a type of fine cloth that you can see through, made from silk or nylon, used especially for making clothes
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2雪纺绸,薄绸,尼龙绸(尤用于制衣) Collocations DictionaryChiffon is used before these nouns:- scarf
词源mid 18th cent. (originally plural, denoting trimmings on a woman's dress): from French, from chiffe ‘rag’.