Word of the Day 12/15/22 Moire
Moire (adjective, noun)
moiré [ mwah-rey, mawr-ey, mohr-ey; French mwa-rey ]
adjective
1. (of silks and other fabrics) presenting a watery or wavelike appearance.
noun
2. a design pressed on silk, rayon, etc., by engraved rollers.
3. any silk, rayon, etc., fabric with a watery or wavelike appearance.
4. Printing. an interference pattern of dots appearing in the print of process color.
ORIGIN: From French, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at moire, -ee
HOW TO USE MOIRE IN A SENTENCE
The charges in twisted graphene are spread far too thin across the giant moiré cells to superconduct at high temperatures, but the bond holding them together — whether it’s skyrmions or something else — seems strong.
A NEW TWIST REVEALS SUPERCONDUCTIVITY’S SECRETS|CHARLIE WOOD|MARCH 16, 2021|QUANTA MAGAZINE
In the Middle Ages moire was held in high esteem, and continues to enjoy that distinction down to the present day.
TEXTILES|WILLIAM H. DOOLEY
At the present time moire work is done which costs as high as 25 cents per yard.
TEXTILES|WILLIAM H. DOOLEY
How about little white moire paper boxes with some pretty flower on the cover?
THREE LITTLE WOMEN|GABRIELLE E. JACKSON
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
moiré [ mwah-rey, mawr-ey, mohr-ey; French mwa-rey ]
adjective
1. (of silks and other fabrics) presenting a watery or wavelike appearance.
noun
2. a design pressed on silk, rayon, etc., by engraved rollers.
3. any silk, rayon, etc., fabric with a watery or wavelike appearance.
4. Printing. an interference pattern of dots appearing in the print of process color.
ORIGIN: From French, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at moire, -ee
HOW TO USE MOIRE IN A SENTENCE
The charges in twisted graphene are spread far too thin across the giant moiré cells to superconduct at high temperatures, but the bond holding them together — whether it’s skyrmions or something else — seems strong.
A NEW TWIST REVEALS SUPERCONDUCTIVITY’S SECRETS|CHARLIE WOOD|MARCH 16, 2021|QUANTA MAGAZINE
In the Middle Ages moire was held in high esteem, and continues to enjoy that distinction down to the present day.
TEXTILES|WILLIAM H. DOOLEY
At the present time moire work is done which costs as high as 25 cents per yard.
TEXTILES|WILLIAM H. DOOLEY
How about little white moire paper boxes with some pretty flower on the cover?
THREE LITTLE WOMEN|GABRIELLE E. JACKSON
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.