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or⋅gan⋅dy

[awr-guhn-dee]
–noun, plural -dies.
a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
Also, or⋅gan⋅die.


Origin:
1825–35; < F organdi, of obscure orig.
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or·gan·dy also or·gan·die   (ôr'gən-dē)   
n.   pl. or·gan·dies
A stiff transparent fabric of cotton or silk, used for trim, curtains, and light apparel.

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