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moire

Pronunciation: /mwɑː/

(also moiré /ˈmwɑːreɪ/)

Definition of moire

noun

[mass noun]

silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance: a backless dress fashioned out of moire in the new fashionable colour [count noun]:many brocades and moires have a high acetate content

adjective

(of silk) having a rippled, lustrous finish.
having a pattern of irregular wavy lines like that of moire: another video picture defect is the flickering moiré effect seen on finely patterned surfaces

Origin:

mid 17th century: French moire 'mohair' (the original fabric); the variant moiré 'given a watered appearance' (past participle of moirer, from moire)

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