moreen

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8
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10
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6

Definition of moreen

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (archaic, countable, uncountable)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.”
    “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 […]”
    “Ready-money Mortiboy's parlour is a gaunt, cold room, with long, narrow windows, wire blinds, horsehair chairs, a horsehair sofa, red moreen curtains, and a round table with a red cover reaching to the floor.”

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