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moiré definition

moiré (mwä rā′, mô-; môr′ā)

adjective

having a watered, or wavy, pattern, as certain fabrics, stamps, or metal surfaces

Etymology: Fr, pp. of moirer, to water < moire: see moire

noun

  1. a watered pattern pressed into cloth, etc. with engraved rollers
  2. moire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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