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prettygoodwordnoil - n., a short fiber of cotton, wool, etc. removed from longer fibers during carding.
Often spun separately into yarn. Pronounced phonetically. Use documented since around 1620, origin unknown -- one possiblity is from Old French noel, from Latin nōdellus, diminutive of nōdus, knot (maybe a knitter could explain how knots get into this).
---L.
Often spun separately into yarn. Pronounced phonetically. Use documented since around 1620, origin unknown -- one possiblity is from Old French noel, from Latin nōdellus, diminutive of nōdus, knot (maybe a knitter could explain how knots get into this).
---L.
