About The Word Lint
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Lint
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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.
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