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🧵 Short leftover fibers ✂️ To remove short fibers
noil

noil

1 9.9
Short fibers left after making silk and other cloth that make a textured yarn
  • noun
  • /nɔɪl/
  • Specialized
: noil
  • The fabric is made from noil silk.

Examples

  • The artisan wove a scarf using noil yarn to create a unique, nubby texture.

  • The designer chose soft noil for the summer dresses because of its textured appearance.

  • Silk noil is popular for its natural look and comfortable feel.

  • She bought some noils for her weaving project.

  • The artisan created a beautiful scarf using soft noil that had a lovely texture.

  • She chose to make a dress from noil because of its unique appearance and lightweight feel.

  • The fabric shop offers a wide variety of textiles, including colorful noil for crafting projects.

Synonyms

spun silk
vsnoil
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Yarn that comes from short silk fibers and waste from silk making

is the leftover short fibers or fabric made from them rather than only yarn

How Textured

boucle
  • Specialized
1 9.9
tweed
19 4.4
noil
  • Specialized
1 9.9
carded yarn
  • Specialized
7.2
leno
  • Specialized
9.5

Surface Forms

noil singular
noils plural

Etymology

Noil is an old cloth-making term for the short, 'leftover' fibers left after processing silk or wool, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of these bits as little 'nubs' that give fabric a textured look. So, noil means those short leftover fibers or the yarn or fabric made from them.