moire
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French moire, itself from English mohair.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmoire (countable and uncountable, plural moires)
- Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
- Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given.
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editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmoire f (plural moires)
- watered fabric, moire
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “moire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French moire, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmoire f (uncountable)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- moire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- moire in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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