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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
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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
One good moreen skirt did me, with a quilted alpaca for every-day wear and two white ones for best.
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She drew her cautious head in out of the sweet keen air and buried her face in the musty old red moreen curtain.
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Moreen lay, sleepless, wide-eyed, staring up at the roof of the tent.
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Moreen sat up, shaking off something of the lassitude which possessed her.
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He spun around upon his heel and stepped to the tent where Moreen was.
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