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Silk fabric
Answer for the clue "Silk fabric ", 7 letters:
organza
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Word definitions for organza in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1820, from French organsin (1660s), from Italian organzino , of unknown origin; perhaps from the same source as organdy .
Usage examples of organza.
Baffles and plenums and all that high-stressed skeletoning engineered inside a skin of shot pink organza or ice blue velveteen.
She appears in the black organza down on her first appearance and the diamond-gown on her last.
Scented, powdered and creamed, she emerged from the bathroom in a cloud of white organza and stepped into a wonderland of romance and candlelight.
She looked quite beautiful in the blue organza dress, her hair falling round her shoulders in curls, her face exquisitely made up.
My almost new organza, thought Katrina wildly, and those satin sandals.
She had plenty of time, time to lie for ages in the bath, make up her lovely face at her leisure and wind her hair into its intricate chignon before putting on the organza dress.
It was a misty blue and green pattern in organza with a wide neckline and long tight sleeves, and she knew that she looked good in it.
I was given a bundle of photographs to choose from, varying from Alice front-view in spotted organza at a Hunt Ball to Alice back-view winning over the last fence in a point-to-point.
Swathed in black organza, Signora Strega-Borgia clutched her husbands arm for support.
Dressing up meant a long skirt, she supposed, and she spent some time wavering between a silver-grey jersey with a sequin strewn jacket, or a patterned organza in shades of pink.
Emanuel Ungaro sea-foam-green silk mousseline wrap dress with a halter collar, no back and a slit clear up her thigh, a strapless Escada with a fitted, silver-embroidered bodice and a full, Cinderella-like skirt with tulle underlayers in silver and blue, and a classic black organza with laser-cut trim by Givenchy.
Chloe, who was seated next to Sara in the back of the Jaguar, wore an obviously expensive pale blue dress with short puffed sleeves, a white Peter Pan collar, and a sheer organza overlay.
She was looking particularly charming in apricot organza and was wearing a small pearl necklace and a circlet of seed pearls threaded through her dark curls.
The woman wore an ankle-length, light-colored organza dress with a ribbon streaming down from her waist.
The skirt billowed out below, yards and yards of organza, so long it all but swept the dirty street.