chiffon

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: chif=fon

CIDE DICTIONARY

chiffon, n. [F., lit., rag. See Chiffonier.].

•  Any merely ornamental adjunct of a woman's dress, as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  A kind of soft gauzy material used for ruches, trimmings, etc.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chiffon, n. & adj.
--n. a light diaphanous fabric of silk, nylon, etc.
--adj.
1 made of chiffon.
2 (of a pie-filling, dessert, etc.) light-textured.

Etymology

F f. chiffe rag