lint
Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
Example
“Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.”
Other meanings
A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
A kind of
- fiber
Word history
From Latin "līnum" (flax).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lint” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.