lint
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”).
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Noun[edit]
lint (usually uncountable, plural lints)
- Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.
- A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- Raw cotton ready for baling.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From the lint Unix utility, written in 1979, which analyses programs written in the C language,[1] itself named after the undesirable bits of fiber and fluff found in sheep's wool (see etymology 1).
Verb[edit]
lint (third-person singular simple present lints, present participle linting, simple past and past participle linted)
- (transitive, computing) To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
- You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.
See also[edit]
Clothes dryer#Lint build-up (tumble dryers) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Noun[edit]
lint (plural linte, diminutive lintjie)
Cimbrian[edit]
Noun[edit]
lint f
References[edit]
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Probably a shortening of Middle Dutch lijnde (“rope”), from line (modern lijn). Alternatively from Latin linteum (“cloth”).
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Noun[edit]
lint n (plural linten, diminutive lintje n)
- A ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape.
- (metonymically, chiefly diminutive) A decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts.
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Friulian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lēns, lentem. Compare Italian and Venetian lente, lent, Romanian linte.
Noun[edit]
lint f
- A lentil.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
lint
- Alternative form of lynet
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