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moff

moff noun: a thin silk material made in the Caucasus.

Noun (1)

moff (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A thin silk material made in the Caucasus.

Noun (2)

moff (plural moffs)

  1. (endearing, informal) A moth.

Forms of moff

pluralmoffs

Origin of moff

Uncertain. Akin to the synonymous Georgian მოვი (movi), Armenian մով (mov) and Persian [script needed] (mov), the latter attested ca. 1540 in ʿAlamara-ye Shah Tahmasp in the phrase [script needed] (alecheh-ye mov kar-e Hend, “mov-alacha made in India”). Note further Tajik мовут (movut), Uzbek movut (“broadcloth”).

Mutation of moth

Questions about moff

What does moff mean?
Moff means a thin silk material made in the Caucasus.
What part of speech is moff?
Moff is a noun.
What is the plural of moff?
The plural of moff is moffs.

Words near moff in the dictionary

  1. mofetta
  2. mofettas
  3. mofette
  4. mofettes
  5. mofezolac
  6. moff
  7. Moffa
  8. Moffas
  9. Moffat
  10. Moffat County
  11. Moffats

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