lint
[ lint ]
/ lɪnt /
noun
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
staple cotton fiber used to make yarn.
cotton waste produced by the ginning process.
a soft material for dressing wounds, procured by scraping or otherwise treating linen cloth.
Nearby words
linseed meal, linseed oil, linsey, linsey-woolsey, linstock, lint, lintel, linter, lintie, linton, linton, ralph
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
Related forms
lint·less, adjectivede·lint, verb (used with object)Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for lint
lint
/ (lɪnt) /
noun
an absorbent cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side, used to dress wounds, etc
shreds of fibre, yarn, etc
mainly US staple fibre for making cotton yarn
Derived Forms
linty, adjectiveWord Origin for lint
C14: probably from Latin linteus made of linen, from līnum flax
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