Meaning & use
Moit
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A small foreign particle, such as a fragment of vegetable matter, found contaminating a sample of raw wool.
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The wool grader checked the fleece for moit before it was graded for sale.
Excess moit in a batch of wool can lower its market value.
A note on using this word
Moit is a specialized term used almost exclusively within the wool and textile trade.
Words with a similar meaning
impuritycontaminant
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