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or·gan·dy

also or·gan·die  (ôr′gən-dē)
n. pl. or·gan·dies
A stiff, sheer, usually cotton fabric, used for trim, curtains, and light apparel.

[French organdi, perhaps after Old French Organzi (Urganch), a city of western Uzbekistan.]
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organdie

(ˈɔːɡəndɪ) or

organdy

n, pl -dies
(Textiles) a fine and slightly stiff cotton fabric used esp for dresses
[C19: from French organdi, of unknown origin]
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Noun1.organdie - a sheer stiff muslin
muslin - plain-woven cotton fabric
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organdie

organdy (US) [ˈɔːgəndɪ] Norgandí m
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organdie

, (US) organdy
nOrgandy m
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organdie

organdy [ˈɔːgəndɪ] n (Am) → organdi m
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While Amy dressed, she issued her orders, and Jo obeyed them, not without entering her protest, however, for she sighed as she rustled into her new organdie, frowned darkly at herself as she tied her bonnet strings in an irreproachable bow, wrestled viciously with pins as she put on her collar, wrinkled up her features generally as she shook out the handkerchief, whose embroidery was as irritating to her nose as the present mission was to her feelings, and when she had squeezed her hands into tight gloves with three buttons and a tassel, as the last touch of elegance, she turned to Amy with an imbecile expression of countenance, saying meekly...
It was made of lace, embroidered with flowers and embellishments and its blush shade came from layers of tulle and organdie beneath the lace, which created the body of the gown.
Models draped in luxe fabrics such as velvets tulle organzas organdie in ivory and gold with accents of magenta plum tea-green and Kashmiri tea-pink soft mint besides black and gold and silver and champagne glided on to the runway in zigzag patterns in ensembles crafted in panels inspired by references from history museums and embellished with Swarovski elements pearls and embellished tassels as well as the time-honoured tradition of zardozi mukesh kundan and gold-leaf block print.
DOWN: 1 Castile 2 Dislodge 3 Shot 4 War paint 5 Soar 6 Regal 8 Over the moon 13 Jalapeno 14 Organdie 15 Carnage 18 Usurp 20 Abba 21 Read.
Think double-breasted military coats and blazers with sharp silhouettes that emphasize the shoulders; puff-sleeve blouses with plunging V-shape decollette; organza dresses, organdie shirts and mohair tailoring.
ORGANDIE A South African antelope B Fine muslin C Exotic pattern who am I?
This lineage begins with the soldier in the short story "Speed the Plough" (1923), who loves the theater and beautiful fabrics, "crepe velours, crepe de Chine, organdie, aerophane, georgette" (1991b, 10); his outlook is provocative in its challenge to norms of masculinity.
She is unreachable./ In the peach organdie and poplin, lace-trimmed, / scallop-collared fussy graciousness of her church dress, hand-millinered hat, white purse, white block-heeled shoes, gold / earrings and gold brooch to match, she is standing in another time.
Readers familiar with La Muse du departement may have guessed that I am about to discuss Lousteau's infamous crumpling of Dinah's organdie dress, a deed performed as the soon-to-be lovers cross the bridge at Cosne, alone in a barouche.
Each group presents their argument on why their organdie is the best in the cell.