meaning of moire
1. 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.
2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.
3. A crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on tin plate; also, the tin plate thus treated.
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