Synonyms for lint
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lint |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪnt |
Top 10 synonyms for lint Other synonyms for the word lint
- ashes
- brush
- cinders
- down
- dust ball
- dust bunnies
- eiderdown
- feathers
- fiber
- filth
- flakes
- flax
- fleece
- floss
- fluff
- fragments
- fur
- gilings
- granules
- grit
- ground
- hair
- hide
- lanugo
- ligature
- lint
- lisle
- loess
- nap
- pelage
- pile
- powder
- ravel
- raveling
- refuse
- sand
- silk
- skin
- smut
- soil
- soot
- stamen
- staple
- strand
- string
- thrum
- twine
- warp
- weft
- wire
- woof
- wool
- yarn
Définition of lint
Origin :- late 14c., "flax prepared for spinning," also "refuse of flax used as kindling," somehow from the source of Old English lin "flax" (see linen), perhaps from or by influence of Middle French linette "grain of flax," diminutive of lin "flax," from Latin linum "flax, linen;" Klein suggests from Latin linteum "linen cloth," neuter of adjective linteus. Later "flax refuse used as tinder or for dressing wounds" (c.1400). Still used for "flax" in Scotland in Burns' time. Applied in American English to stray cotton fluff.
- As in thread : noun fiber
- As in dust : noun tiny particles in the air
- As in fluff : noun down
- As in fur : noun hair on animals
- As in fuzz : noun fluff
- He had brought an instrument case, some linen bands and some lint.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- A cloth should never be used, for it leaves some lint behind; but take off the dust with a painter's brush, or a pair of bellows.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- “There is the lint,” said aunt Mary, and she gave Clara a bag to put it in.
- Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
- It's the lint, the sticking-plaster and the bandages, and the turn-an'-twist.'
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- He also describes a machine for separating the seed from the fibre or lint.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
- Lint is the name given to the cotton which remains when separated from the seeds.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
- A very small proportion by weight of the plant is taken by the lint.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
- It is more hardy, and yields a greater proportion of lint to the seed.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
- "I really don't see how I can be of any help," Anders said, brushing a bit of lint from his jacket.
- Extract from : « Warm » by Robert Sheckley
- She'd come on pass from Pindi, an' the Colonel's lady had lint her the tattoo.
- Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
Antonyms for lint
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