organdy
noun
or·gan·dy
| \ ˈȯr-gən-dē
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variants:
or less commonly organdie
plural organdies
Definition of organdy
: a very fine transparent muslin with a stiff finish
Examples of organdy in a Sentence
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The blush gown, which was embroidered with flowers and embellishments, got its color from all the layers of tulle and organdy beneath the lace, which created the body of the gown. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, "Lady Gabriella Shares 'Unnerving' Moment She Feared Her Tiara Was Going to Fall Off During Wedding," 9 July 2019 The blush gown, which was embroidered with flowers, got its color from layers of tulle and organdy beneath the lace. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, "Lady Gabriella Shows Off Newlywed Glow at Royal Ascot with Husband — One Month After Wedding!," 20 June 2019 The couple were waved off by the excitable and adorable pageboys and flower girls wearing Spanish label La Oca Loca; the girls in organdy and lace white dresses and flowered espadrilles and the boys in linen tops and shorts. — Vogue, "California Dreamers: Hayley Bloomingdale’s Stylish Santa Barbara Wedding," 26 Nov. 2018 Her new, tightly edited collection of pre-fall offerings includes a cotton silk organdy dress that’s made for days when the air feels like soup. — Rebecca Ramsey, The Cut, "The One Dress You’ll Want on Hot Summer Days," 7 June 2018 I was called The Little Ray of Sunshine and always wore a long yellow organdy dress. — Nancy Stearns Theiss, The Courier-Journal, "Entertainment on the L&N railroad fond memories for residents," 8 Aug. 2017 Here, Mrs. Pluot looks enchanting and ethereal in a pale pink organdy dress with matching hat, a version of the hourglass look that is at once ladylike and racy. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "T&C Family Album: Mrs. Fernand Pluot in Christian Dior," 14 June 2013 Working with fragile materials like chiffon and organdy that were almost a century old, and often cutting down vintage size 12 dresses into a modern size 4, Broecker and his team were constantly fixing and repairing on the fly. — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, "How Christina Ricci Destroyed a Vintage Dress in the Most Zelda Fitzgerald Way Possible," 25 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'organdy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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