Meanings
plural organdies · alternative organdie
- countableuncountableA fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.First known use 18th c.
“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 3171 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchorgandi
- Englishorgandy
From French organdi, possibly derived from the French name of the city Urgench.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian органдин
- органдин (organdin)transparent fabric
Finnish lasibatisti
- lasibatistitransparent fabric
French organdi
- organditransparent fabric
German Glasbatist
- Glasbatisttransparent fabric
Greek οργαντίνα
- οργαντίνα (organtína)transparent fabric
Italian organdis
- organdistransparent fabric
Japanese オーガンジー
- オーガンジー (ōganjī)transparent fabric
Korean 오건디
- 오건디 (ogeondi)transparent fabric
Polish organdyna
- organdynatransparent fabric
Portuguese organdi
- organditransparent fabric
Spanish organdí
- organdítransparent fabric
Tagalog organdi
- organditransparent fabric
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Cite this entry
organdy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organdy
“organdy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organdy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organdy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organdy.
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