georgette
georgette noun: a thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish.
Noun
georgette (countable and uncountable, plural georgettes)
- A thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish.
- She looked away from the stage at an enormously stout lady promenading in a black and salmon georgette dress.1928, Jean Rhys, Quartet, Penguin, published 2000, page 68
- Martha began sarcastically to explain why it was that even if she had been twelve she could not have worn this pink frilled georgette to the Van Rensbergs' house, since nice little English girls were not for export.1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 73
Proper noun capitalized: Georgette
Georgette
- A female given name from French.
georgette meaning in Tamil and Persian
georgette in Tamil
- சோசெற்று
georgette in Persian
- fabric
- ژرژت žoržet
Forms of georgette
| plural | georgettes |
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Origin of georgette
From French georgette, named after Georgette de la Plante, French dressmaker.
From French Georgette. By surface analysis, George + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Georgetta.
Questions about georgette
- What does georgette mean?
- Georgette means a thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish.
- What is georgette in Tamil?
- Georgette in Tamil is சோசெற்று. See Georgette meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is georgette?
- Georgette can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of georgette?
- The plural of georgette is georgettes.
Words near georgette in the dictionary
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