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NOIL
Etymology
Perhaps from Middle English *noil, from Old French noel, from Medieval Latin nÅdellus, from Latin, diminutive of nodus.
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• Lion, Nilo-, Olin, lino, lion, loin
Source: Wiktionary
Noil, n. [Prob. fr. Prov. E. oil, ile, ail, a beard of grain (OE. eil, AS. egl) combined with the indef. article, an oil becoming a noil.]
Definition: A short or waste piece or knot of wool separated from the longer staple by combing; also, a similar piece or shred of waste silk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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