chiffon vs gauzy

chiffon

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. 

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

gauzy

adj
  • light; giving the effect of haze 

  • vague or elusive 

  • Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent. 

  • tinged with tenderness and warmth; dewy-eyed, romantic 

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