| Pronunciation: | | mwâ'rey
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| Matching Terms: | | moira, moira shearer, moirae, moirai, moir'e, moir'e m'etallique
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| | Definition: | |
- [n] silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
- [adj] of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern
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| | Synonyms: | | patterned, watered, watered-silk |
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| | See Also: | | cloth, fabric, material, textile |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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| | Related Terms: | | antigorite, burele, butterfly, candy cane, chameleon, chatoyant, cheetah, chrysotile, confetti, crazy quilt, Dalmatian, firedog, harlequin, iridal, iridescent, iridial, iridian, iris, irisated, irised, jaguar, leopard, mackerel, mackerel sky, marble, marbled paper, mother-of-pearl, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacry, ocelot, opal, opalescent, opaline, opaloid, ophite, patchwork quilt, pavonian, pavonine, peacock, pearlish, pearly, rainbow, rainbowlike, rainbowy, serpentine, serpentine marble, shot silk, spectrum, tortoise shell, tortoise-shell, zebra |
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