'Lint' definitions:
Definition of 'lint'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
noun
Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
Definition of 'Lint'
From: GCIDE
- Lint \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[imac]net flax, hemp, fr. l[imac]n flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint. See Linen.]
- 1. Flax. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Lint doctor (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Ace bandage,
- adhesive tape,
- air pollution,
- application,
- attritus,
- band,
- Band-Aid,
- bandage,
- bandaging,
- 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