organzine

[ awr-guhn-zeen ]

noun

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

Origin of organzine

1690–1700; <French organsin<Italian organizino

Compare tram³.

Words Nearby organzine

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How to use organzine in a sentence

organzine silk is produced by uniting a number of strongly twisted threads.
Textiles | William H. Dooley
organzine, or′gan-zin, n. a silk thread of several twisted together, a fabric of the same.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
There are three denominations of raw silk; viz., organzine, trame (shute or tram), and floss.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
Foreign organzine, or twisted raw silk, paid an import duty of 14s.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
Mr. Huskisson introduced a bill at that time, reducing the duty on organzine to 5s., and the duty on other raw silk to 3d.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for organzine

organzine

/ (ˈɔːɡənˌziːn, ɔːˈɡænziːn) /

noun

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

Origin of organzine

C17: from French organsin, from Italian organzino, probably from Urgench, a town in Uzbekistan where the fabric was originally produced

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