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organdy

UK/ˈɔːɡəndi/

organdy noun: a fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.

organdy: a fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened
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Noun

organdy (countable and uncountable, plural organdies)

  1. A fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.
    • “I took it to garden-parties after I came out, with my hair curled and an organdie hat on top of the whole thing […].”1934, Kay Boyle, My Next Bride, Virago, published 1986, page 317
    • Beside them stood a puzzled female dwarf with a hideously rouged face as if ready for the circus; she was clad in white organdie with a marriage veil.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 445

organdy meaning in Tagalog

organdy in Tagalog

transparent fabric
organdi

Forms of organdy

pluralorgandies
alternative formorgandie

Origin of organdy

From French organdi, possibly derived from the French name of the city Urgench.

Questions about organdy

What does organdy mean?
Organdy means a fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.
What is organdy in Tagalog?
Organdy in Tagalog is organdi. See Organdy meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is organdy?
Organdy is a noun.
How do you pronounce organdy?
Organdy is pronounced /ˈɔːɡəndi/ (UK).
What is the plural of organdy?
The plural of organdy is organdies.

Words near organdy in the dictionary

  1. organbuilder
  2. organbuilders
  3. organbuilding
  4. organdie
  5. organdies
  6. organdy
  7. organed
  8. organella
  9. organellae
  10. organellar
  11. organellar DNA

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