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moire

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moire  (mwär, mwä-r, môr, mô-r)
n.
A watered or moiré fabric.
[French; see moiré.]
moire [mwɑː]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fabric, usually silk, having a watered effect
[from French, earlier mouaire, from mohair]
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Noun1.moiremoire - silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
watered-silk
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Adj.1.moire - (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
watered
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)


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cried the old lady, taking the seat of honor prepared for her, and settling the folds of her lavender moire with a great rustle.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
[147] They wore, besides their ribbons of blue moire, the silver dove on the shoulder, and the long mantle of sombre blue velvet lined with yellow satin.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
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