said of a fabric: having an irregular wavy finish or a wavy watered appearance
[French moiré like watered mohair, from moiremohair]
moiré2or moirenoun
an irregular wavy finish on a fabric
a fabric having a wavy watered appearance
a wavy shimmering pattern seen when two geometrically regular patterns, e.g. two sets of parallel lines or two grids, are superimposed, esp at an acute angle