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moire

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. moire (noun)
  2. moiré (noun)

moire

noun \ˈmȯi(-ə)r, ˈmȯr, ˈmwär\

Definition of MOIRE

archaic
: a watered mohair

Origin of MOIRE

French, from English mohair
First Known Use: 1660

Rhymes with MOIRE

ar, are, bar, barre, car, char, czar, far, gar, gnar, guar, jar, Lar, mar, noir, our, par, parr, Parr, R, Saar, scar, spar, SPAR, star, tar, tahr, yare

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