noil

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/nɔɪl/

Definition of noil

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns.
    “The silk noil was slightly nubby with random flecks in an off-white colour.”
    “Fcy. goods, cassimeres, cloakings, piece dyes, noils, mohair, and raw stock wool and cotton.”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *noyel, from Old French noiel, variant of noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”, diminutive of nōdus "knot") or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”, derivative of nux "nut"). Doublet of newel and noyau.

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