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Lint vs Delint - What's the difference?

lint | delint |

As a noun lint

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

As a verb delint is

to remove lint from.

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

    Anagrams

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    delint

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove lint from.

    • Derived terms

    * delinter

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