add. ·noun erroneously, moire, the fabric.
2. moire ·add. ·- to give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).
3. moire ·add. ·adj watered; having a watered or clouded appearance;
as of silk or metals.
4. moire ·add. ·noun a watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.
5. moire ·noun a watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.
6. moire ·noun originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.