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moreen

[ muh-reen ]

noun

  1. a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.


moreen

/ mɒˈriːn /

noun

  1. a heavy, usually watered, fabric of wool or wool and cotton, used esp in furnishing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moreen1

1685–95; mor- (perhaps variant of moire ) + (velvet)een
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moreen1

C17: perhaps from moire , influenced by velveteen
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Example Sentences

The windows were draped with dark-blue moreen, and between them stood my mother's dark-blue velvet chair, always covered with dark-blue cloth, except on Sundays and on New Year's day and at the feast of Christmas.

The red moreen curtains were drawn before the windows, a tabby cat purred sleepily on the hearth; in all Bristol was no more cosy or more cheerful scene.

One good moreen skirt did me, with a quilted alpaca for every-day wear and two white ones for best.

The curtains of the bed were drawn;—the fawn-coloured moreen curtains with a black velvet edge, which I sometimes stroked for a treat.

The shutters were closed, and a moreen curtain was let down to keep out the draught from the window.

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