noil
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Middle English *noil, from Old French noel, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, from Latin, diminutive of nodus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /nɔɪl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪl
Noun[edit]
noil (plural noils)
- A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns. Sometimes it is referred to as 'Raw Silk', although this is somewhat of a misnomer.
- The silk noil was slightly nubby with random flecks in an off-white colour.
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