What is "moreen"

Usage examples of "moreen".

Lal already had one of the tents nearly erected, and Moreen watched his deft fingers at work, with an anxiety none the less because it was masked.

He spun around upon his heel and stepped to the tent where Moreen was.

Anglo-Indian society is notable for divorces, and poor Moreen very early in her married life fully understood the reason.

I could not recognize the fact, that in a town the simple graces of fresh flowers, clean white muslin curtains, pretty bright chintzes, all cost money, which is saved by the adoption of dust-coloured moreen, and mud-coloured carpets.

The room was dimly lighted by a pair of candles burning on a table near the window, and at some distance from the old four-post bedstead, shaded by dark moreen curtains.

The room was pure eighteenth century, from the painted linoleum summer rug on the floor to the red wool moreen draperies and valances at the window.

Her grey dress was turned up in front over a crimson moreen petticoat.

Mared discovered most of the servants had left, save Moreen the scullery maid, who had no place to go.

It was getting towards the chillest moment of the morning, the fire had got low, and she could see through the chink between the moreen window-curtains the light whitened by the blind.