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noun
Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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adjective satellite
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: watered
Antonyms: none provided
noun
silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: watered-silk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
History
Borrowed from French moire, itself from English mohair.
