[mass noun]short, fine fibres which separate from the surface of cloth or yarn during processing 棉绒,飞花 ■(Brit.)a fabric, originally of linen, with a raised nap on one side, used for dressing wounds (英)(包扎伤口用的)软麻布,绒布 ■the fibrous material of a cotton boll 皮棉,棉桃中的纤维材料 ■(Scottish)flax fibres prepared for spinning (苏格兰)亚麻
派生 linty adjective 语源
late Middle English lynnet 'flax prepared for spinning', perhaps from Old French linette 'linseed', from lin 'flax'