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

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adjective
Having a wavy or rippled surface pattern. Used of fabric.
noun
  1. Fabric, such as silk or rayon, finished so as to have a wavy or rippled surface pattern.
  2. 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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