Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lint"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Lint \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[=i]net flax, hemp, fr. l[=i]n
flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen,
from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint. See {Linen}.]
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.

{Lint doctor} (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove
lint from a printing cylinder.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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

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