Meanings
plural organzas
- uncountableusuallyA thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
But Pinky, at night, toward the morning, to become a woman, was that it? How the white legs would glow against the fire-colored chiffon and bright pink organza, Pinky's white white legs.
2004, Monika Fagerholm, Translator Kathleen Tucker, The American Girl, Other Press, published 2009, page 202
Origin
Attested since about 1820, of uncertain origin. Suggestions include: alteration of Lorganza (supposedly a trade name at the time for such a fabric) and/or ultimate derivation from Urgench or Old Urgench (supposedly associated with fabric production).
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organza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organza
“organza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organza. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organza.
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