lint
Americannoun
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minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
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staple cotton fiber used to make yarn.
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cotton waste produced by the ginning process.
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a soft material for dressing wounds, procured by scraping or otherwise treating linen cloth.
noun
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an absorbent cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side, used to dress wounds, etc
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shreds of fibre, yarn, etc
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staple fibre for making cotton yarn
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lint
1325–75; Middle English, variant of linnet; compare Middle French linette linseed, Old English līnet- flax (or flax-field) in līnetwige lintwhite
Example Sentences
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"Certainly, the U.S. economy is a lot more resilient than most expected. It's both a blessing and a curse for the Fed," said Christel Rendu de Lint, head of investments at Vontobel.
From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023
Commercially available filters, like the PlanetCare, Lint LUV-R and Filtrol, strain the gray water through ultra-fine mesh before flushing it into the world.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2023
When the chaos near the net finally subsided, Lint whacked her goal post with her stick in celebration.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023
James Lint, a lieutenant with the San Antonio Police Department, said such destruction was common among stolen vehicles.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023
So mostly I just vegetate in the basement and pick my navel, to quote Grim, Mr. Belly Button Lint himself.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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