noil A type of silk, sometimes incorrectly called raw silk, with a nubby feel and a low sheen.
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Nubby
//nʌbi//
Synonyms for "nubby" (33 found)
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Translations
3 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- на бучки adj (nub-like)
German
2 entries- genoppt adj (nub-like)
- noppig adj (nub-like)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Now we are sitting in a circle and each is given a stenographer's pad, the kind with the spring spine, and a nubby pencil, a pencil of quarter size so it can't be used as a weapon [...]
Source: wiktionary
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