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moire
CIDE DICTIONARY
moire, n. [F. Cf. Mohair.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces; moi`ré. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
moire, n. (in full moire antique) watered fabric, orig. mohair, now usu. silk.
Etymology
F (earlier mouaire) f. MOHAIR
THESAURUS
moire
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