Lint (lĭnt), 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.
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.