lint

n. [ AS. līnet flax, hemp, fr. līn flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint. See Linen. ] 1. Flax. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lint doctor (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. lintel, F. linteau, LL. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See Limit. ] (Arch.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Linseed. [ 1913 Webster ]