Lint — may mean: * Fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant * Fuzzy fluff that accumulates on various fabrics, which can be removed via a lint roller * Fibers that become trapped in the lint filter of a clothes dryer * Navel… … Wikipedia
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lint — (text.) s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic LINT s.n. Nume dat fibrelor lungi de bumbac rezultate după egrenare. [< engl. lint]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 18.05.2005. Sursa: DN LÍNT s. n. fibre lungi de bumbac,… … Dicționar Român
lint|y — «LIHN tee», adjective, lint|i|er, lint|i|est. 1. full of or marked with lint. 2. like lint: »the linty seeds of dandelion … Useful english dictionary
lint- — *lint germ.?, Substantiv: nhd. Leinen ( Neutrum), Leinwand; ne. linen (Neutrum); Rekontruktionsbasis: as., ahd.; Interferenz: Lehnwort lat. linteum; Etymologie: s … Germanisches Wörterbuch
lint — [lint] n. [ME linnet, prob. < lin, linen: see LINE2] 1. scraped and softened linen formerly used as a dressing for wounds 2. cotton fiber used to make yarn 3. the waste cotton remaining after ginning 4. a) bits of thread, r … English World dictionary
lint — [lınt] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: linum flax, linen ; LINE1] 1.) especially AmE soft light pieces of thread or wool that come off cotton, wool, or other material British Equivalent: fluff 2.) BrE soft cotton material used for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lint — [ lınt ] noun uncount 1. ) AMERICAN small pieces of thread or wool that come off cloth or clothes 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH soft cloth, used for protecting a cut or burn on your skin … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lint — (engl.), gezupfte Leinwand, Scharpie; auch ein flanellartiges Gewebe aus Baumwolle, zur Darstellung von medikamentösen Linten (Karbollint, Borlint [s.d.]) etc … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
lint — (n.) late 14c., flax prepared for spinning, also refuse of flax used as kindling, somehow from the source of O.E. lin flax (see LINEN (Cf. linen)), perhaps from or by influence of M.Fr. linette grain of flax, dim. of lin flax, from L. linum flax … Etymology dictionary
