2. Adjective. Covered with lint. ¹
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Definition of Linty
1. covered with lint [adj LINTIER, LINTIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linty
Literary usage of Linty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"See linty. LIPPEN, to trust, to depend on. " Aa canna lippen him "— cannot trust
him by himself. " Aa darna lippen on't"—dare not depend upon it. ..."
2. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"linty is sometimes applied to the name of the lesser whitethroat, Curruca garrula.
The linnet (Cannabina linola) is also called linty or ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1834)
"... for instance, or the linty ; but these are general favourites—more especially
the linty—and no wonder, for how gentle are all its habits—it is not so ..."
4. Cooking for Two: A Handbook for Young Housekeepers by Hill, Janet McKenzie (1909)
"... not old and linty) 3 Floor Cloths (new, not old and linty) 3 Lamp Cloths 6
Dusting Cloths (new, not old and linty) 5 yards of Cheese Cloth Fine Linen ..."
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