moquette

thumb|250px|A Transport for London moquette seat covering in the 2011 Barman design, named after [[Christian Barman, who commissioned the first moquettes for the London Underground in 1936.]]

Moquette is a type of woven pile fabric in which cut or uncut threads form a short dense cut or loop pile. The pile's upright fibres form a flexible, durable, non-rigid surface with a distinctive velvet-like feel. Traditional moquette weave fabrics are made today from a wool nylon face with an interwoven cotton backing, and are ideally suited to applications such as public transport.