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noils

noils is the plural of noil.

Meaning of noil

Noun

noil (countable and uncountable, plural noils)

  1. 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.

Questions about noils

What is noils the plural of?
Noils is the plural of noil.

Words near noils in the dictionary

  1. noier
  2. noiers
  3. noight
  4. noights
  5. noil
  6. noils
  7. noily
  8. noing
  9. noint
  10. nointed
  11. nointer

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