Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

organdy

/ˈɔːɡəndi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: or-gandy
IPA: /ˈɔːɡəndi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“I took it to garden-parties after I came out, with my hair curled and an organdie hat on top of the whole thing […].”"
"Beside them stood a puzzled female dwarf with a hideously rouged face as if ready for the circus; she was clad in white organdie with a marriage veil."

Etymology

From French organdi, possibly derived from the French name of the city Urgench.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: organdi

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɔːɡəndi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

organdies (plural) organdie (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

organza

Synonyms

organdie

Questions

How do you pronounce organdy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːɡəndi/.
What does organdy mean?: A fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.
Where does organdy come from?: It is traced to French.

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