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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lint \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), noun [AS. l[imac]net flax, hemp, fr. l[imac]n flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen, from linteus linen, adjective, 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.
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