"moire" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /mwɑː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-moire.wav Forms: moires [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Borrowed from French moire, itself from English mohair. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|moire}} French moire, {{der|en|en|mohair}} English mohair Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moire (countable and uncountable, plural moires)
  1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-moire-en-noun-ZfPfQioF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 22 29 25 2
  2. Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-moire-en-noun-en:any Categories (other): English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 54 46

Noun [French]

IPA: /mwaʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-moire.wav Forms: moires [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English mohair. Doublet of mohair. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|mohair}} Borrowed from English mohair, {{doublet|fr|mohair}} Doublet of mohair Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} moire f (plural moires)
  1. watered fabric, moire Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-moire-fr-noun-e5pw2StJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 22 29 25 2

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈmwar/
Rhymes: -ar Etymology: Borrowed from French moire, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”). Doublet of mohair. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|fr|moire}} Borrowed from French moire, {{der|it|en|mohair}} English mohair, {{der|it|it|mocaiardo}} Italian mocaiardo, {{der|it|ar|مُخَيَّر||choice}} Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), {{doublet|it|mohair}} Doublet of mohair Head templates: {{it-noun|f|-}} moire f (uncountable)
  1. moire Tags: feminine, uncountable Related terms: amoerro, mohair
    Sense id: en-moire-it-noun-SgC4d1gv Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms borrowed back into Italian, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Textiles, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 4 26 34 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 22 29 25 2

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} moire
  1. inflection of moirar:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: moirar
    Sense id: en-moire-pt-verb-SpX-tRa9 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 22 29 25 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. inflection of moirar:
    third-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: moirar
    Sense id: en-moire-pt-verb-83QaXRMB

Inflected forms

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          "moire",
          "moire#English"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmwar/"
    },
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}

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      ],
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          "moirar",
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          "moirar",
          "moirar#Portuguese"
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      ]
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  ],
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}

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