"moff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Uncertain. Akin to the synonymous Georgian მოვი (movi), Armenian մով (mov) and Persian [script needed] (mov), the latter attested ca. 1540 in ʿAlamara-ye Shah Tahmasp in the phrase [script needed] (alecheh-ye mov kar-e Hend, “mov-alacha made in India”). Note further Tajik мовут (movut), Uzbek movut (“broadcloth”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|ka|მოვი}} Georgian მოვი (movi), {{cog|hy|մով|id=fabric}} Armenian մով (mov), {{cog|fa|tr=mov}} Persian [script needed] (mov), {{ncog|tg|мовут}} Tajik мовут (movut), {{ncog|uz|movut|t=broadcloth}} Uzbek movut (“broadcloth”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} moff (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) A thin silk material made in the Caucasus. Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-moff-en-noun-goVhACfZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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        "(archaic) A thin silk material made in the Caucasus."
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