Organdy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɔːɡəndi/

Alternative forms

• organdie

Origin

Origin uncertain.

Full definition of organdy

Noun

1. A fine, transparent fabric made from cotton, and usually stiffened.
• 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 445:Beside them stood a puzzled female dwarf with a hideously rouged face as if ready for the circus; she was clad in white organdie with a marriage veil.