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(1):

(n.) A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.

(4):

(n.) Erroneously, moire, the fabric.

(5):

(a.) Watered; having a watered or clouded appearance; - as of silk or metals.

(6):

To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).