moreen
/məˈriːn
/(also morine)
noun [mass noun]
A strong, ribbed cotton fabric, used chiefly for curtains.The couple covered the seats with mid-eighteenth-century English wool moreen....
- The mahogany easy chair and settee covered with blue moreen may have been standard forms with fixed upholstery and the chintz cover was probably for that settee.
- Morine is a variation of moreen, a British heavy fabric with horizontal filling and a moire finish, woven either in worsted or cotton.
Origin
Mid 17th century: perhaps a fanciful formation from moire.