noil
Meanings
noun
- A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns.
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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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