organdie

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organdie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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or·gan·die (also organdy American English) /ˈɔːɡəndi $ ˈɔːr-/ noun [uncountable] TIMvery thin stiff cotton cloth, used as dress material 〔做礼服用的〕蝉翼纱，玻璃纱

Examples from the Corpus

organdie• Because in his shining colours he reflected her back in coral and violet, a shimmer of organdie, pearl and secure.• Anne looked beautiful in a dress of white organdie with a wreath of orange blossom on her dark hair.Origin organdie (1800-1900) French organdi

or·gan·die nounChineseSyllable

cloth, very dress used as cotton stiff thin Corpus material

organdie
or‧gan‧die

(also organdy American English) /ˈɔːɡəndi $ ˈɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]

Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: organdi

very thin stiff cotton cloth, used as dress material

or·gan·die

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NAmE also

or·gandy

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BrE

/ˈɔːɡəndi/

NAmE

/ˈɔːrɡəndi/

noun

[uncountable]

a type of thin cotton cloth that is slightly stiff, used especially for making formal dresses 蝉翼纱（细薄而稍硬的棉布，用于制作礼服）