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moire
1[ mwahr, mawr, mohr ]
noun
- any moiré fabric.
moiré
2[ mwah-rey, mawr-ey, mohr-ey; French mwa-rey ]
adjective
- (of silks and other fabrics) presenting a watery or wavelike appearance.
noun
- a design pressed on silk, rayon, etc., by engraved rollers.
- any silk, rayon, etc., fabric with a watery or wavelike appearance.
- Printing. an interference pattern of dots appearing in the print of process color.
moire
1/ mwɑː /
noun
- a fabric, usually silk, having a watered effect
moiré
2/ ˈmwɑːreɪ /
adjective
- having a watered or wavelike pattern
noun
- such a pattern, impressed on fabrics by means of engraved rollers
- any fabric having such a pattern; moire
- Alsomoiré pattern a pattern seen when two geometrical patterns, such as grids, are visually superimposed
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moire1
C17: from French, earlier mouaire, from mohair
Origin of moire2
C17: from French, from moire mohair
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