Moits

Moits
MOITS, or MOTES
A term referring to all foreign vegetable matter in wool, such as straw, hay, leaves, twigs, thorns, burrs, seeds, etc., which are picked up by the sheep during grazing.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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  • moit — /moyt/, n. 1. a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed. v.t. 2. to remove moits from (wool). Also, mote. [1860 65; orig. sp. var. (N England) of MOTE1, with silent i , which served only to mark the o long; but by sp. pron. oi… …   Universalium

  • moity — /moy tee/, adj., moitier, moitiest. full of moits. Also, motey. [1875 80; MOIT + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

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