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lint.

a ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɪnt/
  1. a ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape

    neuter
  2. a decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts

    diminutive · metonymically · neuter
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Probably a shortening of Middle Dutch lijnde (“rope”), from line (modern lijn). Alternatively from Latin linteum (“cloth”).

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