Definition of Georgette

1. Noun. A thin silk dress material.

Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

Definition of Georgette

1. Noun. A thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Georgette

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Georgette

geoponical
geoponics
geopositioning
geopotential
geopressured
geoprobe
geoprobes
georama
georamas
georeactor
georeactors
georeferenced
georgbokiite
georgechaoite
georgeite
georgette (current term)
georgettes
georgiadesite
georgic
georgical
georgick
georgics
georgium sidus
geos
geoscience
geosciences
geoscientific
geoscientist
geoscientists
geoscopic

Literary usage of Georgette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Member for Paris: A Tale of the Second Empire by Eustace Clare Grenville Murray (1871)
"Not of mine, Mademoiselle georgette; I know very little about him, and that little is ... He has a very lovely daughter," observed Mademoiselle georgette, ..."

2. The Musical World (1878)
"georgette is soon released from her hiding-place by Rose Friquet, ... Belamy affects a wish to see the hermitage, and georgette thoughtlessly promises to ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1874)
"What georgette murmured did not make her sad,for all her little face was one ... The chattering of georgette had not roused Gros-Alain, but at the sound of ..."

4. Life and Progress in Australasia by Michael Davitt (1898)
""By early morning the georgette was outside of Rottnest, and at daylight sighted a ship bearing SSE under full sail The georgette hereupon hoisted her ..."

5. The Works of Charles Paul de Kock, with a General Introduction by Jules Claretie by Paul de Kock (1903)
"CHAPTER II MADEMOISELLE georgette. YOUNG COLINET THE injuries received at the ball had kept our friend Dupont in his room for a week. ..."

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