Definition of 'lint'

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lint

(lɪnt )

1. uncountable noun

Lint is cotton or linen fabric which you can put on your skin if you have a cut.

2. uncountable noun

Lint is small unwanted threads or fibres that collect on clothes.

[mainly US]

Word Frequency

lint in British

(lɪnt )

noun

an absorbent cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side, used to dress wounds, etc

shreds of fibre, yarn, etc

3. mainly US

staple fibre for making cotton yarn

Derived forms

linty (ˈlinty)

adjective

Word origin of 'lint'

C14: probably from Latin linteus made of linen, from līnum flax

Word Frequency

lint in American

(lɪnt ; lint)

noun

scraped and softened linen formerly used as a dressing for wounds

cotton fiber used to make yarn

the waste cotton remaining after ginning

bits of thread, ravelings, or fluff from cloth or yarn

this fluff caught by a removable screen in a clothes dryer

verb intransitive

to give off lint or fluff

Derived forms

lintless (ˈlintless)

adjective

linty (ˈlinty)

adjectiveWord forms: ˈlintier or ˈlintiest

Word origin of 'lint'

ME linnet, prob. < lin, linen: see line2

Example sentences containing 'lint'

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He tugged at his shirt cuffs, flicked lint from his lapels, and straightened his tie. Pickard, Nancy NO BODY (2002)Naturally,' said Weber, brushing imaginary lint from his fly. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)I search the floor anxiously Examining each white ash and lint Making sure I drop none of the goodness. Shell, Ray ICED (2002)

Trends of 'lint'

Used Occasionally. lint is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of lint from the Collins English Dictionary

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