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LINT (in M. Eng. linnet, probably through Fr. linette, from lin, the flax-plant; cf. " line ")

This article appears in Volume V16, Page 735 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LEO-LOB
LINT (in M. Eng. linnet, probably through Fr. linette, from lin, the flax-plant; cf. " line ") , properly the flax-plant, now only in Scots dialect; hence the application of such expressions as " lint-haired," " lint
white
  locks " to flaxen
hair
 . It is alsothe
term
  applied to the flax when prepared for spinning, and to the
waste
  material left over which was used for tinder. "Lint " is still the name given to a specially prepared material for dressing wounds, made soft and fluffy by scraping or ravelling
linen
 
cloth
 .


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