organzine

American

[awr-guhn-zeen] / ˈɔr gənˌzin /

noun

silk that has been additionally twisted in opposite directions, used warpwise in weaving silk fabrics.

organzine British

/ ɔːˈɡænziːn, ˈɔːɡənˌziːn /

noun

a strong thread made of twisted strands of raw silk
fabric made of such threads

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Etymology

Origin of organzine

1690–1700; < French organsin < Italian organizino

Example Sentences

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The Lombes were textile dealers, and seeing a shortage of the strong silk yarn called organzine, they decided to go big.

From BBC

“I need to make organzine from these. They’re not strong enough.”

From Literature

Organzine, or′gan-zin, n. a silk thread of several twisted together, a fabric of the same.

From Project Gutenberg

It was said that it could produce 318,504,960 yards of organzine silk thread daily; but the estimate is no doubt exaggerated.

From Project Gutenberg

The river furnishes good water-power, and the town has various manufactures, including stoves and ranges, boilers, bar iron, rivets, steel castings, rock drills, air compressors, silk hose and underwear, organzine or thrown silk, and overalls.

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