lint doctor

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lint doctor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lint \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[imac]net flax, hemp, fr.
     l[imac]n flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen
     cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint.
     See Linen.]
     1. Flax.
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     2. Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or
        fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine
        ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or
        fabrics.
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     Lint doctor (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove
        lint from a printing cylinder.
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