moire
noun /mwɑː(r)/
/mwɑːr/
(also moiré
[uncountable] /ˈmwɑːreɪ/
/mwɑːˈreɪ/
)- a type of silk cloth with a pattern on its surface like small wavesWord Originmid 17th cent.: French moire ‘mohair’ (the original fabric); the variant moiré ‘given a watered appearance’ (past participle of moirer, from moire).