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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 moire /ˈmɔɪ(ə)r, ˈmɔr, ˈmwɑr/
 波紋絲綢(a.)波紋的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Moi·ré a.  Watered; having a watered or clouded appearance; -- as of silk or metals.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Moi·ré v. t.  [imp. & p. p. Moiréed p. pr. & vb. n. Moiréeing ] Also Moire.  To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Moire n.
 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; moi`ré.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Moi·ré n.
 1. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.
 2.  Erroneously, moire, the fabric.
 Moire antique, a superior kind of thick moire.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 moire
      adj : of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern [syn: watered]
      n : silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern [syn: watered-silk]