moire

See also: Moire, moiré, móire, and möire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French moire, itself from English mohair.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mwɑː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

moire (countable and uncountable, plural moires)

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

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English mohair.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mwaʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

moire f (plural moires)

  1. watered fabric, moire

Descendants

  • Italian: amoerro, amoerre, moerro, muerre (semi-learned), moire
  • Polish: mora

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French moire, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, choice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmwar/
  • Rhymes: -ar

Noun

moire f (uncountable)

  1. moire

Further reading

  • moire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • moire in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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