n. a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds
n. clinging fuzzy fluff that accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc
n. the fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Flax.
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Flax.
n. A flocculent material procured by raveling or scraping linen, and used for dressing wounds and sores; charpie.
n. Raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling.
n. Fluff; flue.
n. A net.
n. The netting of a pound or seine.
n. A kerchief or net for the head.
n. An obsolete variant of lunt.
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n. cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
n. fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
Word Usage
"Considering that most of your clothes are polyester or cotton blends, the off flow lint is a good fire ignition source."