taff

{ } n. [ F. taffetas, It. taffetà, from Per. tāftah, originally, twisted, woven, from tāftan to twist, to spin. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lined with taffeta and with sendal. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See Table. ] (Naut.) The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern. [ Written also tafferel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]