Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noil

/nɔɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: noil
IPA: /nɔɪl/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The silk noil was slightly nubby with random flecks in an off-white colour."
"Fcy. goods, cassimeres, cloakings, piece dyes, noils, mohair, and raw stock wool and cotton."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *noyel, noiel, nōdellus, nucālis

Usage

Inflected Forms

noils (plural)

Derived Forms

noily

Phrases

raw silk

Frequently Paired Words

raw silk

Rhymes With

oil soil boil spoil foil coil boyle recoil toil flemish coil hoyle foyle

Questions

How do you pronounce noil?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɔɪl/.
What does noil mean?: A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns.
Where does noil come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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