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Meaning of MOIRE

Pronunciation:  mwâ'rey

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
  2. [adj]  of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern
 
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 Synonyms: patterned, watered, watered-silk
 
 See Also: cloth, fabric, material, textile

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Moire\, n. [F. Cf. {Mohair}.]
1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an
   Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a
   watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.
2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon
   either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.
{Moire antique}, a superior kind of thick moire.
 
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