pill
noun [C] (ON CLOTHING) /pɪl/ US (UK bobble)Definition
› a small ball of threads that develops on the surface of clothes or material: She sat there sulking and picking the pills off her sweater.General words for textiles
(Definition of pill noun (ON CLOTHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bias noun (CLOTHING)
- bolt noun (ROLL)
- brocade noun
- cloth noun
- denier noun
- drapery noun
- fabric noun (CLOTH)
- filament noun
- gauze noun
- lint noun (FIBRES)
- lint noun (LOOSE MATERIAL)
- nap noun (CLOTH)
- padding noun
- pile noun (SURFACE)
- strand noun (THREAD)
- upholstery noun
- wadding noun
- warp noun
- weave noun
- weave verb (MAKE)
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