[moire] n [F, fr. E mohair] (1660) archaic: a watered mohair moi.re n [F moire, fr. moire like moire, fr. moire] (1818) 1 a: an irregular wavy finish on a fabric b: a ripple pattern on a stamp
2: a fabric having a wavy watered appearance
3: an independent usu. shimmering pattern seen when two geometrically regular patterns (as two sets of parallel lines or two halftone screens) are superimposed esp. at an acute angle -- moire or moire adj