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moreen
[ muh-reen ]
noun
- 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
- a heavy, usually watered, fabric of wool or wool and cotton, used esp in furnishing
Word History and Origins
Origin of moreen1
Word History and Origins
Origin of moreen1
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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