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Noir vs Noil - What's the difference?

noir | noil |

As nouns the difference between noir and noil

is that noir is a production in the style of film noir while 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 an adjective noir

is of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre.

noir

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (film, TV) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
  • * {{quote-book, 2008, Jerold J. Abrams & Elizabeth Cooke, chapter=Detection and the Logic of Abduction in The X-Files , The Philosophy of TV Noir citation
    • , passage=As a neo-Sherlock Holmes, however, Mulder is also a very noir version of the classic detective (just as Scully is a very noir Watson).}}

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (film, and, TV) A production in the style of film noir
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, January 29, Wendell Jamieson, Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, Nights Are Noir in Fog City, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Several noirs , including “Raw Deal,” have been set here. }}

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    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

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