Found 2 items, similar to lint.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lint lint n 1: fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers 2: cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lint Lint \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[=i]net flax, hemp, fr. l[=i]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]