Noil Definition

noil
noun
Short or knotted textile fibers combed from the long staple or, sometimes, spun in with longer staple to make yarn.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Noil

Noun

Singular:
noil
Plural:
noils

Origin of Noil

  • Perhaps from Middle English noil from Old French noel from Medieval Latin nōdellus from Latin diminutive of nōdus knot node

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps from Middle English *noil, from Old French noel, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, from Latin, diminutive of nodus.

    From Wiktionary

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