moit

[ moit ]

/ mɔɪt /

noun

a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.

verb (used with object)

to remove moits from (wool).

Nearby words

moisten,
moistener,
moisture,
moisturize,
moisturizer,
moither,
moity,
moivre, abraham de,
mojarra,
mojave

Also mote.

Origin of moit

1860–65; orig. spelling variant (N England) of mote¹, with silent -i-, which served only to mark the o long; but by spelling pronunciation -oi- now has its usual value