[ 'ɔ:g(ə)nzi:n , -'ganzi:n ]
■ noun a silk thread made of strands twisted together in the contrary direction to that of each individual strand.
Origin
C17: from Fr. organsin , from Ital. organzino .
[ 'ɔ:g(ə)nzi:n , -'ganzi:n ]
■ noun a silk thread made of strands twisted together in the contrary direction to that of each individual strand.
Origin
C17: from Fr. organsin , from Ital. organzino .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004