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noun
A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications, such as in weaving, screenprinting, and halftoning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology tree English mohairbor. French moire French -é French moirébor. English moiré Borrowed from French moiré (“watered, clouded”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
