ORGANZINE Definition & Meaning

organzine

[ awr-guhn-zeen ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

silk that has been additionally twisted in opposite directions, used warpwise in weaving silk fabrics.

organzine

/ ɔːˈɡænziːn; ˈɔːɡənˌziːn /

noun

a strong thread made of twisted strands of raw silk
fabric made of such threads

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of organzine¹

1690–1700; < French organsin < Italian organizino

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of organzine¹

C17: from French organsin, from Italian organzino, probably from Urgench, a town in Uzbekistan where the fabric was originally produced

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The Lombes were textile dealers, and seeing a shortage of the strong silk yarn called organzine, they decided to go big.

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“I need to make organzine from these. They’re not strong enough.”

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Organzine, or′gan-zin, n. a silk thread of several twisted together, a fabric of the same.

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It was said that it could produce 318,504,960 yards of organzine silk thread daily; but the estimate is no doubt exaggerated.

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The river furnishes good water-power, and the town has various manufactures, including stoves and ranges, boilers, bar iron, rivets, steel castings, rock drills, air compressors, silk hose and underwear, organzine or thrown silk, and overalls.

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