名詞 lint:

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

lint

n.（名詞）
Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.
棉絨，軟棉布：聚在一起的纖維和絨毛；細(xì)毛
Downy material obtained by scraping linen cloth and used for dressing wounds.
棉絨：由刮亞麻布得到的軟絨，用于包扎傷口
The mass of soft fibers surrounding the seeds of unginned cotton.
皮棉棉籽周圍的一團軟纖維

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
variant of linet from Old French linette [grain of flax] [diminutive of] lin [flax]
linet的變體 源自 古法語 linette [亞麻籽] [] lin的小后綴 [亞麻]
or from Medieval Latin linteum [lint] from Latin [linen cloth]
或源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 linteum [棉絨] 源自 拉丁語 [亞麻織物]
both from Latin lonum [flax] * see líno-
都源自 拉丁語 lonum [亞麻] *參見 líno-

【引伸】
lint.less
adj.（形容詞）
lint.y
adj.（形容詞）