organdy

[ awr-guhn-dee ]

/ ˈɔr gən di /

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a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.

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First recorded in 1825–35, organdy is from the French word organdi, of obscure origin

It was of dainty white organdy, made to wear over a slip of the palest green silk, with ribbons to match.
Mildred's Inheritance|Annie Fellows Johnston
Her green dress is trimmed with white organdy exactly like your blue one!
Betty Lee, Freshman|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Im going to wear my blue organdy, with the Dresden sash and hair-ribbons, she said without looking to see to whom she was talking.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
To-night Aunt Isabel had on a billowy pale-blue organdy, and she looked more like an angel than ever.
Missy|Dana Gatlin

She was as proud in cambric and calico and nankeen as Harriet is to-day in white tulle and organdy.
Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage