Main Entry: moi·ré

Pronunciation: \mȯ-ˈrā, mwä-\

Variant(s): or moire \same or ˈmȯi(-ə)r, ˈmȯr, ˈmwär\

Function: noun

Etymology: French moiré, from moiré like moire, from moire

Date: 1818

1 a : an irregular wavy finish on a fabric b : a ripple pattern on a stamp
2 : a fabric having a wavy watered appearance
3 : an independent usually shimmering pattern seen when two geometrically regular patterns (as two sets of parallel lines or two halftone screens) are superimposed especially at an acute angle

— moiré or moire adjective