Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Moire \Moire\, 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.

   {Moire antique}, a superior kind of thick moire.

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).

Source : WordNet®

moire
     adj : of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern [syn: {watered}]
     n : silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern [syn: {watered-silk}]