moreen

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Noun

moreen

1. A thick woollen fabric, watered or with embossed figures, used in upholstery, for curtains, etc.
   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre, chapter 1

     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.

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