| 释义 |
lint
I. \ˈlint\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Latin linteum linen cloth, from neuter of linteus made of linen, irregular from linum flax, linen — more at linen
1. chiefly Scotland : flax 1
2.
a. : a soft fleecy material (as for poultices and dressings for wounds) made from linen usually by scraping
b. : fuzz consisting usually of fine ravelings and short fibers of yarn and fabric; especially : an accumulation of dust and fuzz on a floor
c. : fluff or fuzz of any material (as paper)
3. dialect : the actual netting of a fishnet
4.
a. : a fibrous coat of thickened convoluted hairs borne by the seeds of cotton plants and constituting the staple of cotton fiber after ginning — compare linter 1
b. or lint cotton : virgin cotton
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to leave lint adhering to a surface after contact : give off or deposit lint
< found that his napkin had linted >
2. : pick vi 5 |