Moire /(mwär)/

Moire

n.
  1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.
  2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.

Phrases & Compounds
Moire antique
a superior kind of thick silk moire.