In plural. Short pieces and knots of wool combed out of a long staple; the refuse of wool or silk, sometimes made into rovings.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > wool > refuse (4) noils1623 In plural. Short pieces and knots of wool combed out of a long staple; the refuse of wool or silk, sometimes made into rovings. pinions1670 In plural. Short pieces and knots of refuse wool produced during the combing process. Cf. noil, n. backings1780 refuse of wool or flax, or what is left after dressing it; in the manufacture of flax, ‘properly the tow, that is thrown off by a second hackling’… pluck1825 Spinning. The fibres plucked from combed wool. Obsolete. |
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