moff

noun — 2 senses

moff

noun

Etymology Uncertain. Akin to the synonymous Georgian მოვი (movi), Armenian մով (mov) and Persian [script needed] (mov), the latter attested ca. 1540 in ʿAlamara-ye Shah Tahmasp in the phrase [script needed] (alecheh-ye mov kar-e Hend, “mov-alacha made in India”). Note further Tajik мовут (movut), Uzbek movut (“broadcloth”).

Archaic A thin silk material made in the Caucasus.

moff

noun

Etymology Mutation of moth

Endearing, Informal A moth.

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