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Noil vs Unoil - What's the difference?

noil | unoil |

As a noun 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.

As a verb unoil is

to remove the oil from.

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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    unoil

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove the oil from.
    • (Dryden)
    (Webster 1913)