Definition of "georgette" []

• A sheer, strong silk or silklike clothing fabric with a dull, creped surface. (noun)

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• "If crepe was not available, "georgette" was reasonably close."
• "Pothys offers variety of silk sarees such as georgette, embroidery silks, kancheepuram new silks, kavya kathal pattugal, party wear silks, kanchipuram sarees."
• "A Panama hat may be made less severe-looking by the addition of an underfacing on the brim of some sheer material, such as georgette or crêpe de chine, finished off at the edge over a wire."