Lint

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.
  • n. Downy material obtained by scraping linen cloth and used for dressing wounds.
  • n. The mass of soft fibers surrounding the seeds of unginned cotton.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
  • n. fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth    fabric    material    textile    fiber    fibre   
    Cross Reference
    patent lint    fairy lint    not    does    that    free    or    contain    adjective    also   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flax   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Clint    Flint    Schwindt    clint    dint    flint    glint    hint    imprint    mint   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fluff    gauze    salve    hemp    burlap    bandage    sawdust    flannel    confetti    jute