Etymology

moire

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Today it means: Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat. Full definition →

French moire ← English mohair
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The story

  1. English · derived frommohair
  2. French · borrowed frommoire
  3. English todaymoire

Borrowed from French moire, itself from English mohair.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmoire all →

moiré

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