Lint vs. Pint — What's the Difference?

Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.

The pint (, listen ; symbol pt, sometimes abbreviated as p) is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial and United States customary measurement systems. In both of those systems it is traditionally one eighth of a gallon.

Downy material obtained by scraping linen cloth and used for dressing wounds.

A unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure).

The mass of soft fibers surrounding the seeds of unginned cotton.

A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces (0.473 liter).

Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.

A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/16 peck or 1/2 quart (0.551 liter).

A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.

A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 0.568 liter. See Table at measurement.

The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.

A container with a pint capacity.

Raw cotton ready for baling.

The amount of a substance that can be held in such a container.

To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.

A unit of volume, equivalent to:

Flax.

One eighth of a gallon, specifically:

Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics.

(Hungary) 1.696 liters

Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

(medicine) 12 fluid ounces

Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

A pint of milk.

A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.

A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, - used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart.

The laughing gull.

A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

A United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart