moquette
/mɒˈkɛt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The interior colour scheme departs from the conventional L.T. red and green upholstery and matching paintwork, which has been replaced by a maroon and grey moquette with dove grey paint below the waist rail."
- "A winter of walking about in the rain down snowlit streets; overheated hotel-rooms with the smell of furry moquette […]"
- "You can buy a bag made out of Tube or bus seat moquette, or commission a sofa made in that moquette, so you can be sitting watching television on the same stuff you rode home from work on ... except that historical moquettes are what interest most people."
- "Moquette is a French word meaning a light carpet. It has traditionally used as a covering for train and bus seats in Britain, and that tradition is particularly honourable in the case of London Underground, on which some of the most beautiful moquettes have appeared."
Etymology
Borrowed from French moquette.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /mɒˈkɛt/