Moire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A watered or moiré fabric.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces; moi`ré.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A clouded or watered appearance on metals or textile fabrics.
  • n. A Kind of watered silk; also, watered mohair. See watered.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
  • n. silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
    • Equivalent
    patterned   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
    Cross Reference
    moire antique   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    moir   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    felinoid    dove-grey    apple-green    ungood    self-sown    royal-blue    museum-quality    pigtailed    floor-length    flower-print   
     
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