organzine
/ˈɔːɡ(ə)nziːn
/ /ɔːˈɡanziːn/noun [mass noun]
A silk thread made of strands twisted together in the contrary direction to that of each individual strand.Crepe is similar to organzine but is twisted to a much greater extent.
Origin
Late 17th century: from French organsin, from Italian organzino, of unknown ultimate origin.
- all wet
- all-wheel
- all-wheel drive
- allwhere
- all-whiteness
- All Whites
- all-wielding
- all-wing
- all-wise
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
- ally
- -ally
- all-year
- all-year round
- allyl
- allyl alcohol
- allylamin
- allylamine
- allylate
- allylene
- allylestrenol
- allylic
- allyloestrenol
- allyl plastic
- allyl resin