'Lint doctor' definitions:

Definition of 'Lint doctor'

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]