lint

• Substantif désignant de petites fibres ou fils mous détachés d'un tissu de coton ou de lin, ou un type de tissu pelucheux utilisé pour panser les plaies.

A noun referring to fine, soft fibers or ravelings from cotton or linen fabric, or a type of fabric with a raised nap used for dressing wounds.

indénombrable

1. Fabric fibersA2formal

   Small, soft fibers or fluff that come off of fabric, especially cotton or linen, often found in a dryer filter or on clothing.

   Peluche (fibres de tissu)

   • I cleaned the lint trap in the dryer.
   • His black sweater was covered in white lint.
   • She used a lint roller to remove the fluff from her coat.

   Synonymesflufffuzz

2. Medical dressingC1formalmedical

   A soft, absorbent material made from cotton or linen with a raised nap on one side, used for dressing wounds.

   charpie

   • The nurse applied lint to the wound to absorb the blood.
   • Lint was commonly used as a dressing in historical medicine.
   • The doctor used sterilized lint to cover the cut.