lint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
  2. noun cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

WordNet

Lint noun
Etymology
AS. linet flax, hemp, fr. lin flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. lineum flax, lint. See Linen.
Definitions
  1. Flax.
  2. Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics.

Webster 1913