Definition of organza
:a sheer dress fabric (as of silk or nylon) resembling organdy
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Beautiful black gowns in organza and satin -- with huge full skirts -- also exposed the shoulders and the chest.
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Beautiful black gowns in organza and satin — with huge full skirts — also exposed the shoulders and the chest.
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Mrs. Nidetch celebrated Weight Watchers’ 10th anniversary at Madison Square Garden, wearing an orchid-pink organza gown and surrounded by success stories in the flesh.
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Here's the real dress in all its gray and pink organza glory.
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Balanchine made very precise notes — what sort of skirt should be in organza, things like that.
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Rihanna pulled off another voluminous look, this one a custom tangerine Armani Prive crop top with crystals and a voluminous black skirt of silk organza.
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Godard films aside, Olivia Palermo's novel layering of a starched button down under strapless black organza creates the perfect balance of menswear tailoring and womenswear beauty.
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Origin and Etymology of organza
probably alteration of Lorganza, a trademark
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