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organzine definition

or·gan·zine (ôr′gən zēn′)

noun

  1. a strong raw-silk thread made of twisted strands
  2. a fabric made of such threads

Etymology: Fr organsin < It organzino, prob. after Urganǧ, name of a town in Russian Turkestan, famous as a silk market in medieval times

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