Lexic.us

Definition of Moire

1. Adjective. (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern.

Definition of Moire

1. 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.

Definition of Moire

1. Noun. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given. ¹

2. Noun. A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, usually unintended and undesirable in many applications such as in weaving and screenprinting. ¹

3. Noun. Watered silk. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moire

1. a fabric having a wavy pattern [n -S]

Medical Definition of Moire

1. 1. 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. 2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces. Moire antique, a superior kind of thick moire. Origin: F. Cf. Mohair. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moire

Literary usage of Moire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Textiles by Louis Harmuth (1915)
"moire—'The "watered" effect given In the finishing process to mostly silk but also cotton and wool fabric. This effect is produced in various ways; 1, ..."

2. The Journal of Foreign Medical Science and Literature edited by Samuel Emlen (1818)
"On the moire ... or Per blanc moire. This is an article of Parisian manufacture, much employed to cover ornamental cabinetwork, dressing boxes, telescopes, ..."

3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"(F. moire, used in two senses. In the sense — ЬЛ F\ modeste. — L. modestus, modest, mohair, it is borrowed from V.. mohair lit. 'keeping within measure. ..."

4. History of Prussia by Herbert Tuttle, Herbert Baxter Adams (1896)
"The first, second, and third drafts which he offered were freely reedited by the ministers, and then, because they wanted the directness and simpli- M^moire ..."

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