Moire \Moire\ (mw[aum]r), n. [F. Cf. {Mohair}.] 1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.
2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces; moi`r['e].
Moir'e \Moi*r['e]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moir['e]ed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moir['e]eing}.] Also Moire \Moire\ [F. moir['e].] To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]