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Definitions
A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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