(亦作moiré /ˈmwɑːreɪ/)
mass noun
- silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance云纹绸。
1
- (of silk) having a rippled, lustrous finish(丝绸)波纹的, 云纹的。
1.1
- denoting or showing a pattern of irregular wavy lines like that of such silk, produced by the superposition at a slight angle of two sets of closely spaced lines云纹般的。
词源
mid 17th cent.: French moire 'mohair' (the original fabric); the variant moiré 'given a watered appearance' (past participle of moirer, from moire).