organdy, organdie
(noun) a sheer stiff muslin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
organdy (countable and uncountable, plural organdies)
A fine, transparent fabric made from cotton, and usually stiffened.
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Source: Wiktionary
Or"gan*die, Or"gan*dy, n. Etym: [F. organdi.]
Definition: A kind of transparent light muslin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
