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georgette¹

Where it comes from

From French georgette, named after Georgette de la Plante, French dressmaker.

noun georgettes

  1. countable, uncountable A thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish. She looked away from the stage at an enormously stout lady promenading in a black and salmon georgette dress.

Georgette²

Where it comes from

From French Georgette. By surface analysis, George + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Georgetta.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from French.

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noun fabric

日本語ジョーゼット jōzetto, 経緯縮緬 tateyoko chirimen
Ελληνικάζορζέτα zorzéta

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"georgette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/georgette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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georgette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/georgette

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"georgette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/georgette.

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@misc{georgette_2026,
  title = {georgette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/georgette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}