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Taffeta vs Shantung - What's the difference?

taffeta | shantung |

As nouns the difference between taffeta and shantung

is that taffeta is a crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers while shantung is a heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk.

taffeta

English

(wikipedia taffeta)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

    • Derived terms

    * taffeta glass

    shantung

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk
  • A fabric of some other material having the same characteristics