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lint

noun
/lɪnt/

Etymology

* As an occupational English surname, from the noun lint, chiefly in the Scottish English sense "flax fibers for spinning." * As a Dutch surname, from several placenames with the element Lint, probably from linde (“lime tree”).

  1. derived from līnum
  2. borrowed from linteum
  3. derived from linette
  4. inherited from lynet

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth

    A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.

  3. The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Raw cotton ready for baling.

    2. To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.

      • You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.

    3. A surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA