lint

One entry found for lint.

Main Entry: lint
Pronunciation: 'lint
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English
1 a : a soft fleecy material made from linen usually by scraping b : fuzz consisting especially of fine ravelings and short fibers of yarn and fabric
2 : a fibrous coat of thick convoluted hairs borne by cotton seeds that yields the cotton staple
- lint·less /-l&s/ adjective
- linty /'lin-tE/ adjective