lint

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lint /lɪnt/ noun [uncountable]  1. especially American EnglishTIM soft light pieces of thread or wool that come off cotton, wool, or other material 〔棉、羊毛等的〕绒毛，飞花 SYN British English fluff2. British EnglishMH soft cotton material used for protecting wounds 〔保护伤口的〕软敷料

Examples from the Corpus

lint• The discharged sheet is much easier to manage and does not attract dust and lint.• Place a small towel or a piece of lint or soft fabric on top of the water.• He was tapping his foot impatiently, picking imaginary specks of lint from the sleeve of his coat.• He picked lint from his pants, rolled it into a ball, and flicked it across the room.• Always soft and fuzzed with pocket lint, they would sit on his tongue like dry bitter cotton.• It's a bandage, it's a sticking-plaster, it's lint, it's gauze, it's cream.• She flicked the lint from her hand and it fell to the carpet.Origin lint (1300-1400) Latin linum “flax, linen”; → LINE1

lint nounChinese  

pieces or of light soft Corpus thread

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lint /lɪnt/ noun [uncountable]1. especially American English soft light pieces of thread or wool that come off cotton, wool, or other material
   SYN  fluff British English
2. British English soft cotton material used for protecting wounds

lintBrE /lɪnt/ 🔊NAmE /lɪnt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (especially BrE) a type of soft cotton cloth used for covering and protecting wounds （敷伤口用的）纱布(specialist) short fine fibres that come off the surface of cloth when it is being made （织物在制作过程中从表面掉落的）纤维屑，飞花(especially NAmE) (BrE usually fluff) small soft pieces of wool, cotton, etc. that stick on the surface of cloth （毛料、棉布等的）绒毛 lin·telBrE /ˈlɪntl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɪntl/ 🔊 noun (architecture 建筑) a piece of wood or stone over a door or window, that forms part of the frame （门窗的）过梁；门楣

lintBrE /lɪnt/ 🔊NAmE /lɪnt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (especially BrE) a type of soft cotton cloth used for covering and protecting wounds （敷伤口用的）纱布(specialist) short fine fibres that come off the surface of cloth when it is being made （织物在制作过程中从表面掉落的）纤维屑，飞花(especially NAmE) (BrE usually fluff) small soft pieces of wool, cotton, etc. that stick on the surface of cloth （毛料、棉布等的）绒毛