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noil

   [noil]
–noun
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Origin:
1615–25; orig. uncert.
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noil     (noil)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A short fiber combed from long fibers during the preparation of textile yarns.

[Perhaps from Middle English *noil, from Old French noel, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, from Latin, diminutive of nōdus, knot; see node.]
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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.] 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.

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