Taffeta
According to dictionary.com, taffeta is a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous,
plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect. It is often used for womens clothing (see the dresses made of taffeta below).
In To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the word taffeta to describe sounds which Scout hears during the night of the fire. In this sense, the taffeta-like sounds would be soft scurryings which Scout can hear from her room. The sounds would have been soft but crisp, in the literal sense.
plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect. It is often used for womens clothing (see the dresses made of taffeta below).
In To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the word taffeta to describe sounds which Scout hears during the night of the fire. In this sense, the taffeta-like sounds would be soft scurryings which Scout can hear from her room. The sounds would have been soft but crisp, in the literal sense.