lint

1. (neuter) a ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape
2. (diminutive, metonymically, neuter) a decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɪnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lijnde

In summary

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

Concepts

ribbon

🎀

band

riband

strap

tape

tassel

pompon

string

🪢

bow

🙇

Synonyms

band

galon

boordsel

strik

snoer

binding

vissnoer

Translations

ruban

cinta

🎀

fita

Band

wstążka

fettuccia

nastro

🎀

Farbband

faixa

tira

banda

lazo

🙇

şerit

ταινία

κορδέλλα