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Noil vs Noel - What's the difference?

noil | noel |

As nouns the difference between noil and noel

is that noil is 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 while noel is .

noil

English

Noun

(wikipedia noil) (en 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.
    • The silk noil was slightly nubby with random flecks in an off-white colour.

    Derived terms

    * noily

    Anagrams

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    noel

    English

    (wikipedia Noel)

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (literary, or, old-fashioned) Christmas.

    • Etymology 2

    From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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  • * 2009 , A Gate at the Stairs , Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-24946-6, page 162:
    • When Noel' came, noisily bursting through the back door with buckets of cleansers and sponges, I introduced myself. "Just call me No''elle''," he said of himself. "When I was little they used to call me '''Noel''', ' Noel , the toilet bowl. Although now I have thought of painting that on the side of my van. It might be good for business? I don't know."
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    • Related terms
    * Noele * Noela * Noeleen * Noelle *

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