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Lint Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lint? [n] cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds [n] fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lint: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lint: Ace bandage \| adhesive tape \| air pollution \| application \| attritus \| band \| bandage \| bandaging \| Band-Aid \| binder \| brace \| bran \| cast \| cataplasm \| clue \| compress \| cosmic dust \| cotton \| court plaster \| cravat \| crumb \| crumble \| down \| dressing \| dust \| dust ball \| efflorescence \| eiderdown \| elastic bandage \| epithem \| fallout \| farina \| filings \| floss \| flour \| flue \| fluff \| four-tailed bandage \| fur \| fuzz \| gauze \| grits \| groats \| kittens \| meal \| pile \| plaster \| plaster cast \| pledget \| poultice \| powder \| pussies \| raspings \| roller \| roller bandage \| rubber bandage \| sawdust \| sling \| smut \| soot \| splint \| sponge \| stupe \| swansdown \| tampon \| tape \| tent \| thistledown \| tourniquet \| triangular bandage See Also \| cloth \| fabric \| fiber \| fibre \| material \| raveling \| ravelling \| textile Lint In Webster's Dictionary \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[=i]net flax, hemp, fr. l[=i]n flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint. See {Linen}.] 1. Flax. 2. Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics. {Lint doctor} (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder.

Lint Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lint?

[n] cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
[n] fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

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Lint In Webster's Dictionary

\Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[=i]net flax, hemp, fr. l[=i]n
flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen,
from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint. See {Linen}.]
1. Flax.

2. Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or
   fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine
   ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or
   fabrics.

{Lint doctor} (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove
   lint from a printing cylinder.

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