"moff" meaning in English

See moff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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
    Sense id: en-moff-en-noun-goVhACfZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fabrics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: moffs [plural]
Etymology: Mutation of moth Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|moth|notext=1}} moth Head templates: {{en-noun}} moff (plural moffs)
  1. (endearing, informal) A moth. Tags: endearing, informal
    Sense id: en-moff-en-noun-CQAhTKJm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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