lint

lint  (lnt)

n.

1. Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.

2. Downy material obtained by scraping linen cloth and used for dressing wounds.

3. The mass of soft fibers surrounding the seeds of unginned cotton.

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[Middle English, variant of linet (from Old French linette, grain of flax, diminutive of lin, flax) or from Medieval Latin linteum, lint (from Latin, linen cloth), both from Latin lnum, flax; see lno- in Indo-European roots.]

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lintless adj.

linty adj.

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lint [lɪnt]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) an absorbent cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side, used to dress wounds, etc.

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) shreds of fibre, yarn, etc.

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Chiefly US staple fibre for making cotton yarn

[probably from Latin linteus made of linen, from līnum flax]

linty  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lint - fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn raveling, ravelling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
	2.	lint - cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Translations

lint [lɪnt] N → hilas fpl

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lint [ˈlɪnt] n → tissu ouaté (pour pansements)

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lint

n → Scharpie f, → Mull m

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lint [lɪnt] n (Med) → garza

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lint [lɪnt] n (Med) → garza

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lint

n lint [lint]

1 linen in the form of a soft fluffy material for putting over wounds. verband نَسيج كُتّاني لِتَضْميد الجِراح марля cupanina gazebind der Wundverband γάζα hilas side پارچه زخم بندی haavaside ouate פֶּד लिनन की पट्टी mekano laneno platno géz pembalut línskaf ovatta リント布 린트 천 korpija šarpija (agrāk lietots pārsiešanas materiāls) kain tiras lintament charpi, forbindingsstoff szarpie penso scamă корпия vyzrnené bavlnené plátno gaza meko platno linneskav ผ้าพันแผล keten tiftiği 軟麻布 корпія زخم پر رکھنے کے لیے سوتی کپڑا xơ vải buộc vết thương 软麻布

2 very small pieces of fluff from cotton etc. pluis قِطَع صَغيرَه من القُطن мъх šatovina fnug; nullermand der Fussel χνούδι pelusa puuvillakiud لیف کتان nukka peluche מוֹך फाहा šarpija tépés kapas ló ovatta 綿くず 솜부스러기 pūkeliai šarpija, kokvilnas pluči bulu-bulu kain pluksel lo, dott włoski, kłaczki cotão puf пушинки textilný prach vata komad vadd เศษสำลี hafif tüy 棉絨 бавовняний пух کتانے کا ٹکڑا xơ vải 棉绒