chiffong

English

Noun

chiffong (plural chiffongs)

  1. (rare) chiffon
    • 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954:
      “A light green, sir; a sort of chiffong, they call it.”
    • 1922 June 24, The Observer, Adelaide, page 43, column 2:
      And beyond an inner door coursed the constant stream of shop traffic. "Cashmere stockings—a vard of Valzoen—hard-wearing undervests—Can you match this chiffong?"
    • 1945 July 30, The Daily Mirror, Sydney, page 5, column 1:
      In this striking study, Maria wears a bejewelled bra top, and a brief "chiffong."
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