noil
About 0.03 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns.
The silk noil was slightly nubby with random flecks in an off-white colour.
Similar words
silk sliver floss silk cotton-wool cottonwool cotton wool floss woolenet sleave single
Often followed by
silk is or and yarn spinning of in
Word family
noils
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