Definition of "georgette"

She looked away from the stage at an enormously stout lady promenading in a black and salmon georgette dress.

1928, Jean Rhys, Quartet, Penguin, published 2000, page 68

Martha began sarcastically to explain why it was that even if she had been twelve she could not have worn this pink frilled georgette to the Van Rensbergs' house, since nice little English girls were not for export.

1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 73

Silk chiffon and silk georgette. Two thin, thin materials that cannot be confused with each other.

2004, Monika Fagerholm, Translator Kathleen Tucker, The American Girl, Other Press, published 2009, page 62