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Webster 1913 Edition

(ôr′gan-zĭn)

Noun.

[F.

organsin

; cf. Sp.

organsino

, It.

organzino

A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.

Noun.

Silk twisted into threads; thrown silk.

organzine ‎(plural organzines)

A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture; silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.