noil
Meanings
Plural: noils
Noun
- 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.
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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordnoil is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
noil is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
noil is a valid Words With Friends word