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momī[mom, q.v.+ī= Zend aêna= S. इन् ], adj. Waxen;—soft as wax; of the colour of wax;—(applied to chintz) prepared after stamping by covering the flowers with wax to prevent their being spoiled by other colours afterwards applied; sized (chintz; e.g. momīćhīṅṭ, or simply momī):—momīmotī, s.m. An imitation pearl of glass filled with wax.
Origin: Persian