n. [ Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance. ]
v. t. To annoy. See Noy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An annoyer. [ Obs. ] Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. fr. Prov. E. oil, ile, ail, a beard of grain (OE. eil, AS. egl) combined with the indef. article, an oil becoming a noil. ] A short or waste piece or knot of wool separated from the longer staple by combing; also, a similar piece or shred of waste silk. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. pl. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To anoint. [ Obs. ] Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Annoying; troublesome. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To sound; to make a noise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
All these sayings were noised abroad. Luke i. 65. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See Nausea. ]
The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise
to us perceived. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Noise is either a sound of too short a duration to be determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves. Nevertheless, the difference between sound and noise is by no means precise. Ganot. [ 1913 Webster ]
What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood! T. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]
The king has his noise of gypsies. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]