Definition of NOIL

noil

Plural: noils

Noun

  • A short, tangled fiber removed during combing.
  • 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.

Examples

  • His rack was full of NOIL-like tiles, short and hard to combine.
  • The silk noil was slightly nubby with random flecks in an off-white colour.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 4

noil: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
noil: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
noil: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

noil: valid Words With Friends Word