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MOIRE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern

Synonyms:

moire; watered-silk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("moire" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Derivation:

moire ((of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

Synonyms:

moire; watered

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))

Derivation:

moire (silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern)

 III. (verb) 

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Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb moire

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