Pronunciation : Noil, n. [Prob. fr. Prov. E. oil, ile, ail, a beard of grain (OE. eil, AS. egl) combined with the indef. article
Part of Speech : an
Definition : Defn: 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.
oil becoming a noil.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913