moiré

Meanings

Noun

• A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications such as in weaving and screenprinting.
• A fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance.

Verb

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

Origin

• French moiré ("watered, clouded")