"noil" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɔɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noil.wav Forms: noils [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪl Etymology: Perhaps from Middle English *noil, from Old French noel, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, from Latin, diminutive of nodus Latin nodus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*noil}} Middle English *noil, {{der|en|fro|noel}} Old French noel, {{der|en|ML.|nōdellus}} Medieval Latin nōdellus, {{der|en|la|nodus}} Latin nodus Head templates: {{en-noun}} noil (plural noils)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: noil Categories (topical): Fibers Derived forms: noily Translations (short fibre): výčesek (Czech), Kämmling (German)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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