organdy

or or·gan·die

[ awr-guhn-dee ]

noun

, plural or·gan·dies.

1. a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of organdy¹

First recorded in 1825–35, organdy is from the French word organdi, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

It was of dainty white organdy, made to wear over a slip of the palest green silk, with ribbons to match.

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Her green dress is trimmed with white organdy exactly like your blue one!

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Im going to wear my blue organdy, with the Dresden sash and hair-ribbons, she said without looking to see to whom she was talking.

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To-night Aunt Isabel had on a billowy pale-blue organdy, and she looked more like an angel than ever.

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She was as proud in cambric and calico and nankeen as Harriet is to-day in white tulle and organdy.

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