organzine noun & verb. ['ɔ:g(ǝ)nzi:n] L17.
[French organsin from Italian organzino, of unkn. origin.]
A. noun. A strong thread, made of strands of silk twisted together in a direction contrary to that of each individual strand. Also (in full organzine silk), a fabric made from this thread. L17.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Make (silk or silk threads) into organzine. L18.

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