ORGANZINE


Meaning of ORGANZINE in English

[ '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.