Associations to the word «Lint»

Wiktionary

LINT, noun. A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds
LINT, noun. Clinging fuzzy fluff that accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc
LINT, noun. The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
LINT DOCTOR, noun. A scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a calico-printing machine.
LINT DOCTORS, noun. Plural of lint doctor

Dictionary definition

LINT, noun. Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers.
LINT, noun. Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats