From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchiffonchif‧fon /ˈʃɪfɒn $ ʃɪˈfɑːn/ noun [uncountable] TIMa soft thin silk or nylon material that you can see through a pink chiffon ballgown
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chiffon• Spectacular silver panne velvet roses on black chiffon.• His collection for this summer consists of simple shapes in chiffon and satin.• a red chiffon gown• Is it shredded chiffon, or is it leather?• Jane had worn an exquisite taupe chiffon Brac, and she looked magnificent, and the girls looked innocent and sweet.• And it will be beautiful with this chiffon scarf.• One night, her aunt drew a length of white chiffon out of a paper bag.• The totally transparent white chiffon parka, by Commes des Garçons. 2.Origin chiffon (1700-1800) French “piece of thin cloth, chiffon”, from chiffe “old piece of dirty cloth” 