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chiffon

/ʃɪˈfɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
chif-fon
IPA
/ʃɪˈfɑn/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”); see chip.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chiffon, chiffe, chipe, chip, ċipp

Usage

Inflected Forms

chiffons (plural)

Derived Forms

chiffonlike chiffony

Phrases

chiffon cake chiffon pie lemon chiffon

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce chiffon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪˈfɑn/.
What does chiffon mean?
A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
Where does chiffon come from?
It is traced to French.

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