Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: order – organdy
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order, n. [ME < OFr < L. ordin-em row, series, course, order, array.]
Balance; regulation; arrangement.
order, v. [see order.]
To command or demand; authoritative power.
orderly, adv. [see order.]
Proper ;organized; in conformity with good order.
ordinance, n. [OFr < L. ordinantia, see ordain, v.]
Ceremony; church rite; religious ritual of empowerment.
ordinary, adj. [L. 'regular, orderly, customary, usual'; see order, n.]
Regular, usual, plain.
ordination, n. [L. see ordain, v.]
Arranging in order; placing by rank.
ordnance, n. [OFr < L.; see ordinance, n.]
Explosive; cannon; gunshot; military equipment; weapons of destruction.
ore (-s), n. [OE óra, unwrought metal.]
Mineral containing useful or precious metal.
organ, n. [L. < Gk. 'instrument, musical instrument'.]
A musical instrument consisting of pipes, wind, bellows, and keys.
organdy, adj. [Fr. organdi, of uncertain origin.]
Gauze; thin muslin; delicately-spun fabric.