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moire Definition

moire (mwär, môr)

noun

a fabric, esp. silk, rayon, or acetate, having a watered, or wavy, pattern

Etymology: Fr, watered silk < mohair

moire Usage Examples

Possessives

  • eye: Moire's eyes fall on the dagger in Tarot's hand; their gleam mirrors its glint, danger lurking deep in both.

Modifies a noun

  • pattern: Swap Shop: remember the moire patterns on Noel's ties?
  • effect: There are also small amounts of aliasing and some scenes have a bit of distracting moire effect.
  • patterning: This avoids moire patterning and color shifts during subsequent halftone reprinting.
  • fringe: There is a nuisance colored moire fringe artifact on the sharp black to white edges at this highest resolution setting.

Browse dictionary entries near moire

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  4. moil
  5. moiety
  6. moieties
  7. moidore
  8. mohur
  9. Mohs scale
  10. Mohorovičić discontinuity
  1. moist
  2. moisten
  3. moistener
  4. moistly
  5. moistness
  6. moisture
  7. moistureless
  8. moisturize
  9. moisturized
  10. moisturizer