organzine

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organzine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  organzine \or"gan*zine\ ([^o]r"gan*z[i^]n), n. [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.
     [1913 Webster]