Lint
WordNet
noun
(1) Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
(2) Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
WiktionaryText
Etymology
M English, variant of linet (from OFrench linette, grain of flax, diminutive of lin, flax) or from Med Latin linteum, lint (from Latin, linen cloth), both from Latin līnum, flax
Noun
- a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds
- clinging fuzzy fluff that accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc
- the fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
See also
- See also adjective lint-free, material that does not contain or produce lint