organzine

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noun

A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture; silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.

“organzine yarn”

OriginFrench organsin →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounorganzine (countable and uncountable, plural organzines)

plural organzines

  1. archaiccountableuncountableA kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture; silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.

    organzine yarn

    1 more example

    organzine cushions

Origin

  1. Frenchorgansin
  2. Englishorganzine

From French organsin; compare Spanish organsino, Italian organzino.

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APA

organzine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organzine

MLA

“organzine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organzine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organzine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organzine.

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