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jint
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?a?nt/
Noun
jint (plural jints)
- Nonstandard form of joint reflecting a pronunciation in which /??/ has merged with /a?/, resulting in the latter.
Anagrams
- INTJ, NJIT, intj
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lint
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin l?num (“flax”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
- Homophone: Lent (with pin-pen merger)
Noun
lint (usually uncountable, plural lints)
- A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- Raw cotton ready for baling.
Derived terms
- lint-free, lintfree
Translations
Etymology 2
From the lint Unix utility, written in 1979, which analyses programs written in the C language, itself named after the undesirable bits of fiber and fluff found in sheep's wool (see etymology 1).
Verb
lint (third-person singular simple present lints, present participle linting, simple past and past participle linted)
- (transitive, computing) To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
References
Anagrams
- Int'l, int'l, intl.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lint.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?nt/
Noun
lint (plural linte, diminutive lintjie)
- A ribbon, band, tape.
Cimbrian
Noun
lint f
- lind, linden
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Probably a shortening of Middle Dutch lijnde (“rope”), from line (modern lijn). Alternatively from Latin linteum (“cloth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?nt/
- Hyphenation: lint
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
lint n (plural linten, diminutive lintje n)
- A ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape.
- (metonymically, chiefly diminutive) A decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lint
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin l?ns, lentem. Compare Italian and Venetian lente, lent, Romanian linte.
Noun
lint f
- A lentil.
Middle English
Noun
lint
- Alternative form of lynet
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