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noil
noil N0128900 (noil)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.]noil (nɔɪl) n (Textiles) textiles the short or knotted fibres that are separated from the long fibres, or staple, by combing[C17: of unknown origin]noil (nɔɪl)
n. the short fibers of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing. [1615–25] noil′y, adj. Noil
noil[nȯil] (textiles) Short-staple, wool fiber combings used in the manufacture of worsted fabrics. Noil a short fiber obtained by combing cotton, wool, flax, silk, and other fibers. Noils are highly contaminated by impurities. Almost all types of noils are processed, generally with normal fibers, into yarn. |