Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A muslin of great fineness and translucency, used for women's dresses. It is sold both plain and figured with printed flowers, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A kind of transparent light but stiff muslin.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of organdy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a sheer stiff muslin

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Examples

  • In summer, a gown of light material, such as organdie, muslin, or other soft goods, dainty and somewhat elaborate, is in good taste.

    The Etiquette of To-day Edith B. Ordway

  • At such times, if Adams was present, he might recognize "organdie," or "taffeta," or "chiffon," as words defining certain textiles, but the rest was too technical for him, and he was like a dismal boy at a sermon, just waiting for it to get itself finished.

    Alice Adams Booth Tarkington 1907

  • V&A Images A 1953 cotton organdie dress Silk has long been the dominant fabric for brides.

    Here Comes the Dress 2011

  • The rose organdie with long pink sash was becoming, but she had worn it last summer when Melanie visited Twelve Oaks and she'd be sure to remember it.

    Great Dresses in Mediocre Literature (a continuing series) - A Dress A Day 2007

  • The rose organdie with long pink sash was becoming, but she had worn it last summer when Melanie visited Twelve Oaks and she'd be sure to remember it.

    January 2007 2007

  • The Hubert de Givenchy gown, burned into our retinas, is a silk organdie with black floral patterns, a straight skirt with an overskirt open in front, and a long train.

    Sabrina (1954) - Part 2 Jacqueline T Lynch 2007

  • The Hubert de Givenchy gown, burned into our retinas, is a silk organdie with black floral patterns, a straight skirt with an overskirt open in front, and a long train.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Jacqueline T Lynch 2007

  • And, like strange birds alighting, you had slim and charming girls in organdie frocks and face-powder and bobbed hair, fluttering into the plaza.

    The Plumed Serpent 2003

  • So, before very long, the organdie butterflies and the flannel-trouser fifis gave in, succumbed, crushed once more beneath the stone-heavy passivity of resistance in the demonish peons.

    The Plumed Serpent 2003

  • And some of the organdie frocks had green legs and green feet, some had legs à la nature, and white feet.

    The Plumed Serpent 2003

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