lint en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /lɪnt/
Etymology
From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.
- (uncountable, usually) A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- (uncountable, usually) The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- (uncountable, usually) Raw cotton ready for baling.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
delint · lint-scraper · linty · lintfree · lint roller · lint ball · lint-free · lintless · linthead · boracic lint · lint doctor
Translations (65)
fi vanu (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · es flojel (fuzzy fluff) · gl froxel (fuzzy fluff) · ru линт (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · sh mucice (fuzzy fluff) · nl pluis (fuzzy fluff) · de Verbandmull (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · it lanugine (fuzzy fluff) · ga línolann (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · mi kerehunga (fuzzy fluff) · sv ludd (fuzzy fluff) · no lo (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · sh runo (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · ca borrissol (fuzzy fluff) · bg марля (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · da fnug (fuzzy fluff) · es flojuelo (fuzzy fluff) · ru ко́рпия (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · af wolletjies (fuzzy fluff) · fi hahtuva (fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant) · fi nukka (fuzzy fluff) · cmn 絨毛 /绒毛 (fuzzy fluff) · es pelusa (fuzzy fluff) · mi tawhe (fuzzy fluff) · pt cotão (fuzzy fluff) · nl pluksel (fuzzy fluff) · grc ξύσμα (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · fr charpie (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · mi perehunga (fuzzy fluff) · ru пух (fuzzy fluff) · pl kłaczek (fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant) · de Fussel (fuzzy fluff) · no lo (fuzzy fluff) · ja 糸屑 (fuzzy fluff) · pl kłaczek (fuzzy fluff) · nl pluis (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · ru ворси́нка (fuzzy fluff) · fr mouton (fuzzy fluff) · de Fluse (fuzzy fluff) · ja 綿埃 (fuzzy fluff) · cy naddion llin (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · ro scamă (fuzzy fluff) · ast plumín (fuzzy fluff) · de Flaum (fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant) · pl włókna bawełny (raw cotton ready for baling) · ja リント布 (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · cy gwlaniach (fuzzy fluff) · hu szösz (fuzzy fluff) · ga clúmh (fuzzy fluff) · pt cotão (fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant) · fi nöyhtä (fuzzy fluff) · es tamo (fuzzy fluff) · sh pahuljice (fuzzy fluff) · cy nadd lliain (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · eo ĉarpio (fuzzy fluff) · ca gasa (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · de Scharpie (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · sh pahuljice (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · pl szarpie (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · fi pumpuli (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · gl peluxe (fuzzy fluff) · fr peluche (fuzzy fluff) · es gasa (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) · ja [navel lint:] 臍の胡麻 (fuzzy fluff) · pt gaze (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth)