"moire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mwɑː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-moire.wav [US] 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 63 37
  2. Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-moire-en-noun-en:any

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for moire meaning in English (1.7kB)

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