moire
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French moire, itself from English mohair.
Pronunciation
Noun
moire (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.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English mohair. Doublet of mohair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mwaʁ/
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Noun
moire f (plural moires)
- watered fabric, moire
Descendants
Further reading
- “moire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French moire, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”). Doublet of mohair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmwar/
- Rhymes: -ar
Noun
moire f (uncountable)
Related terms
Further reading
- moire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- moire in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication