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📺 Rippled pattern 🌊 Wavy patterned 👗 A wavy fabric 🌀 To make wavy
to moiré

to moiré

9.9
To make a wavy, rippled pattern appear on fabric or an image
  • verb
  • /mɔɪˈreɪ/
translation icon : provocar un efecto moiré
  • The designer decided to moiré the fabric to give the dress a shimmering effect.

Examples

  • Special rollers are used to moiré silk, creating a unique wavy appearance.

  • The artist moiréd the fabric to create a stunning effect.

  • Photographers sometimes accidentally moiré digital images when patterns overlap.

  • She loves how the light moirés on the silk.

  • When two fine meshes overlap at the right angle, they can moiré, creating a beautiful ripple effect.

  • The fabric began to moiré under the bright lights, showing off its intricate pattern.

  • As she adjusted the camera angle, the images on the screen started to moiré, giving them a wavy appearance.

Surface Forms

moiré infinitive
moiréd past
moiréd past participle
moiréing present participle
moirés third person singular

Etymology

The verb moiré comes from the French moire, meaning 'watered' or 'marbled', so to moiré something is to give it a water-like, wavy surface or pattern.