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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

Browse dictionary entries near moiré

  1. ‹ moiler
  2. ‹ moil
  3. ‹ moiety
  4. ‹ moieties
  5. ‹ moidore
  6. ‹ mohur
  7. ‹ Mohs scale
  8. ‹ Mohorovičić discontinuity
  9. ‹ Mohock
  10. ‹ Moho
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