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Ling vs Lint - What's the difference?

ling | lint |

As a noun lint is

a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.

ling

English

(wikipedia ling)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva , resembling the cod.
  • Short for common ling, Molva molva .
  • Any of various varieties of heather or broom.

    • Derived terms

    * blue ling * common ling (Molva molva)

    lint

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds
  • clinging fuzzy fluff that accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc
  • the fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant

    • Derived terms

    * lint-free / lintfree

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