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moire
(mwär, môr)
noun
a fabric, esp. silk, rayon, or acetate, having a watered, or wavy, pattern
Origin: Fr, watered silk < mohair
See moire in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A watered or moiré fabric.
Origin:
Origin: French; see moiré
.adjective
Having a wavy or rippled surface pattern. Used of fabric.
noun- Fabric, such as silk or rayon, finished so as to have a wavy or rippled surface pattern.
- A similar pattern produced on cloth by engraved rollers.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from
Origin: past participle of moirer, to water
Origin: , from mouaire, moire, moiré fabric
Origin: , probably alteration of English mohair
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