moreen

[ muh-reen ]

/ məˈrin /

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noun

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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Origin of moreen

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

Words nearby moreen

Moreau, more bang for the buck, Morecambe, more dead than alive, more dict., moreen, more fun than a barrel of monkeys, more in sorrow than in anger, moreish, morel, Morelia

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How to use moreen in a sentence

One good moreen skirt did me, with a quilted alpaca for every-day wear and two white ones for best.
And So They Were Married|Florence Morse Kingsley
She drew her cautious head in out of the sweet keen air and buried her face in the musty old red moreen curtain.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Moreen lay, sleepless, wide-eyed, staring up at the roof of the tent.
The Haunting of Low Fennel|Sax Rohmer
Moreen sat up, shaking off something of the lassitude which possessed her.
The Haunting of Low Fennel|Sax Rohmer

He spun around upon his heel and stepped to the tent where Moreen was.
The Haunting of Low Fennel|Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for moreen

moreen

/ (mɒˈriːn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for moreen

C17: perhaps from moire, influenced by velveteen

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