NOILS

Noun

noils

plural of noil

Anagrams

• Solin, linos, lions, loins, losin'

Source: Wiktionary


Noils, n. pl. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.

NOIL

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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