Georgette

¹ American  

[jawr-jet] / dʒɔrˈdʒɛt /

noun

1. a sheer silk or rayon crepe of dull texture.

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Georgette ² American  

[jawr-jet, jawr-jet] / dʒɔrˈdʒɛt, ˈdʒɔr dʒɛt /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Georgia.

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georgette British  

/ dʒɔːˈdʒɛt /

noun

1. 1. a thin silk or cotton crepe fabric with a mat finish

   2. ( as modifier )

      a georgette blouse

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Etymology

Origin of Georgette

First recorded in 1910–15; formerly a trademark

Example Sentences

I was born in Montreal, Canada, to an Irish father, Terry, and a mother, Georgette, of Lebanese descent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

When Linda and Valerie — Georgette’s legal parents — are out of town, Georgette may stay at Hoza’s apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

“It never gets old,” said Georgette Blau, the owner of On Location Tours.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

In Oradour that day with Mr. Hébras were his mother and two of his three sisters, Georgette, age 22, and Denise, 9.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023

Mother was sunbathing on a towel which had red and purple stripes and she was reading a book by Georgette Heyer called The Masqueraders.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon