Lint

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Origin

From Middle English linet, from Old French linette ("grain of flax"), diminutive of lin ("flax"); or, from linteum, from Latin līnum ("flax").

Full definition of lint

Noun

1. a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds
2. clinging fuzzy fluff that accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc
3. the fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant

Derived terms

• lint-free

Anagrams

• int'l, intl.