lint

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /lɪnt/ Rhymes: -ɪnt Homophones: lent, Lent, leant (pin–pen merger) ==== Noun ==== lint (usually uncountable, plural lints) Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. 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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From the lint Unix utility, written in 1979, which analyses programs written in the C language, itself named after the undesirable bits of fiber and fluff found in sheep's wool (see etymology 1). ==== Verb ==== 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. ===== Derived terms ===== === See also === Clothes dryer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === Int'l, int'l, intl. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch lint. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lənt/ === Noun === lint (plural linte, diminutive lintjie) A ribbon, band, tape. == Cimbrian == === Noun === lint f lind, linden === References === Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Dutch == === Etymology === Uncertain. Probably a shortening of Middle Dutch lijnde (“rope”), from line (modern lijn). Alternatively from Latin linteum (“cloth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɪnt/ Hyphenation: lint Rhymes: -ɪnt === Noun === lint n (plural linten, diminutive lintje n) a ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape (metonymic, chiefly diminutive) a decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: lint Negerhollands: lent → Caribbean Hindustani: lenti == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin lēns, lentem. Compare Italian and Venetan lente, lent, Romanian linte. === Noun === lint f A lentil. == Middle English == === Noun === lint alternative form of lynet