moreen
moreen noun: a thick woollen fabric, watered or with embossed figures, once used in upholstery, for curtains, etc. It is a variety of camlet.
Noun
moreen (countable and uncountable, plural moreens)
- A thick woollen fabric, watered or with embossed figures, once used in upholstery, for curtains, etc. It is a variety of camlet.
- I mounted into the window-seat: gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged, like a Turk; and, having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement.1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter I, in Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC
- Briggs cried, and Becky laughed a great deal and kissed the gentlewoman as soon as they got into the passage; and thence into Mrs. Bowls's front parlour, with the red moreen curtains, and the round looking-glass […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
moreen meaning in Tamil
moreen in Tamil
- கெட்டித் திரைச்சீலை
Forms of moreen
| plural | moreens |
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Origin of moreen
Compare mohair.
Questions about moreen
- What does moreen mean?
- Moreen means a thick woollen fabric, watered or with embossed figures, once used in upholstery, for curtains, etc. It is a variety of camlet.
- What is moreen in Tamil?
- Moreen in Tamil is கெட்டித் திரைச்சீலை. See Moreen meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is moreen?
- Moreen is a noun.
- What is the plural of moreen?
- The plural of moreen is moreens.
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