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What does moire mean?

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Noun
  1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
  2. Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given.
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He used moire, a classic, slightly old-fashioned couture kind of silk for bomber jackets and sportive pants.
On the body there are two rows of moire and three on each band of the skirt.
When scanning from magazines, the magazine filter should be used to avoid moire.
The firm's voile fabrics had a moire effect created by weaving three different colored nylon layers together.
When an image processing is executed, regularly-arranged dots and lines overlap, causing the moire.
Heavy mohair, cotton, or silk and cotton cloth, with worsted or moire face.

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