moiré

A fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance.

A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications, such as in weaving, screenprinting, and halftoning.

To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).

Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given.

Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.