Etymology

moirette

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Today it means: A textile fabric designed to imitate moire, having a moiré pattern. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From moire + -ette.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A textile fabric designed to imitate moire, having a moiré pattern.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.