Meaning & use
organdie
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A fine, sheer, stiffened cotton fabric used mainly for dresses, blouses, and trimmings.
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The dress was made of crisp white organdie that held its shape beautifully.
She trimmed the curtains with a ruffle of pale blue organdie.
A note on using this word
Organdie is simply a variant spelling of "organdy," a fabric name that likely derives from Organzi, an old European name for a region near Bukhara.
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