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Definition of moire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

moire

noun
 
/mwɑː(r)/
 
/mwɑːr/
(also moiré
 
/ˈmwɑːreɪ/
 
/mwɑːˈreɪ/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of silk cloth with a pattern on its surface like small waves
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: French moire ‘mohair’ (the original fabric); the variant moiré ‘given a watered appearance’ (past participle of moirer, from moire).
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