moire has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] (clothing) silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern

Synonyms

watered-silk

Used in print

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

But before she left her room she dug_into her big moire bag , took_out the envelope holding her marriage_contract and the wax seal had been broken .

Related terms

fabric

2
[ adjective ] of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern

Synonyms

watered

Related terms

patterned

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