moreen

American  

[muh-reen] / məˈrin /

noun

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

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moreen British  

/ mɒˈriːn /

noun

1. a heavy, usually watered, fabric of wool or wool and cotton, used esp in furnishing

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Etymology

Origin of moreen

1685–95; mor- (perhaps variant of moire ) + (velvet)een

Example Sentences

Black and plain-colored silks can be tested, by procuring samples, and making creases in them; fold the creases in a bunch, and rub them against a rough surface, of moreen or carpeting.

From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther

No danger of ignition, my lamp being quite safe, and my curtains moreen.

From Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches by Anonymous

All the rooms at The Hollies were low and oddly shaped, but the great four-post bed, with the moreen hangings, half filled it.

From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

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.

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.

I do not know why, unless it was the want of fire on the hearth, and the dark-green moreen curtaining.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston