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organza

noun

or·​gan·​za ȯr-ˈgan-zə How to pronounce organza (audio)
: a sheer dress fabric (as of silk or nylon) resembling organdy

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Tazewell created a multi-layer dress made from organza and silk tulle. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025 The voluminous skirt was crafted with 200 meters of silk organza and tulle split into 20 ruffles. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 Lemmon takes on the sheer look in a diaphanous black silk organza skirt and jacket layered over the tricolor, while Jacobson leaves her suit jacket open to show off an ab-baring cropped button-down and midi skirt. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025 Elsewhere, layers of organza were assembled to look like petals or feathers. Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for organza

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of Lorganza, a trademark

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of organza was in 1820

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“Organza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organza. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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