noil

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English - Turkish
(Tekstil) döküntü
tarakaltı
tarakalti, döküntü
(Tekstil) buret
silk noil
(Tekstil) buret (ipeği)
English - English
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.

spun silk with nubby texture; appearance of soft cotton or wool; easy care, wrinkle resistant; travel well Weight: - medium to heavy
Short fibers removed during the combing process of yarn making
short fiber removed during the combing of a textile fiber and often separately spun into yarn
* The short fibers taken from any machine operation in the processing of textile fibers They are obtained mostly in carding and combing operations Noil is also worked in with longer staple fibers to make yarn
A short or waste piece or knot of wool separated from the longer staple by combing; also, a similar piece or shred of waste silk
the short fibre removed during the combing process
A short fiber combed from long fibers during the preparation of textile yarns
shorter fibres separated from longer fibres in combing
noils
Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings
noil

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    Etymology

    () Perhaps from Middle English *noil, from Old French noel, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, from Latin, diminutive of nodus.
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