Moire
/mwɑː/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat. countable, uncountable
- 2 silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern wordnet
- 3 Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from French moire, itself from English mohair.