organdy
noun
a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
organdies
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pluralof organdy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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WWD reported that the dress for the princess was made of “silk organdies with applications of ivory Chantilly lace” and had a four-meter train.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2013
In Gar-nnckel's show windows are strapless pink tulles by Dior, tobacco-colored satins by Path and organdies by Adrian.
From Time Magazine Archive
So when a bevy of organdies begged for permission to dance, Miss Towne, with obvious reluctance, gave in.
From Lydia of the Pines by Honoré Morrow
And you don’t ever want to play in silk dresses, or even organdies or batistes—tree-climbing, and things like that, I mean.”
From Winona of the Camp Fire by Margaret Widdemer
So when I was married—that was a long seven years afterwards—I did have such lovely times buying organdies and laces and things and cutting them out and making them!
From The Wishing-Ring Man by Margaret Widdemer
