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Definition of Organdy
1. Noun. A sheer stiff muslin.
Definition of Organdy
1. Noun. A fine, transparent fabric made from cotton, and usually stiffened. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Organdy
1. a cotton fabric [n -DIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Organdy
Literary usage of Organdy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. When the Band Played: A Book for Readers and Entertainers by Grace Duffie Boylan (1901)
"I was looking for something they used to call organdy," he said. " Maybe they
don't have it now, but that's what her mother had at her commencement ..."
2. Belle Assemblée: Or, Court and Fashionable Magazine; Containing Interesting (1825)
"The ball dresses were of organdy, and were very slightly ornamented: the sleeves
were long, and very wide, but confined from'the waist to the elbow by bands ..."
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