LINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lint mean? 

• LINT (noun)
  The noun LINT has 2 senses:

1. fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

2. cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

  Familiarity information: LINT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lint" is a kind of...):

fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)

Meronyms (substance of "lint"):

raveling; ravelling (a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lint" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)