What do you call these “rolls” on old clothes?
Below is the picture of what I mean. So, I wanna know the name of these "rolls", what are they called? Pellets? Rolls?
As you can see, some people use razors or fabric shavers to get rid of them.
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Below is the picture of what I mean. So, I wanna know the name of these "rolls", what are they called? Pellets? Rolls?
As you can see, some people use razors or fabric shavers to get rid of them.
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I dont have enough reputation to merely comment, but Like 1006a says, it depends a lot on location, and if you have them, then google search for "depiller".
– Stax
Jan 23 at 1:35
we used to call it lint,
– Vasim Hayat
Jan 24 at 14:23
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Below is the picture of what I mean. So, I wanna know the name of these "rolls", what are they called? Pellets? Rolls?
As you can see, some people use razors or fabric shavers to get rid of them.
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asked Jan 21 at 8:04
HappyHappy
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Below is the picture of what I mean. So, I wanna know the name of these "rolls", what are they called? Pellets? Rolls?
As you can see, some people use razors or fabric shavers to get rid of them.
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I dont have enough reputation to merely comment, but Like 1006a says, it depends a lot on location, and if you have them, then google search for "depiller".
– Stax
Jan 23 at 1:35
we used to call it lint,
– Vasim Hayat
Jan 24 at 14:23
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I dont have enough reputation to merely comment, but Like 1006a says, it depends a lot on location, and if you have them, then google search for "depiller".
– Stax
Jan 23 at 1:35
we used to call it lint,
– Vasim Hayat
Jan 24 at 14:23
I dont have enough reputation to merely comment, but Like 1006a says, it depends a lot on location, and if you have them, then google search for "depiller".
– Stax
Jan 23 at 1:35
I dont have enough reputation to merely comment, but Like 1006a says, it depends a lot on location, and if you have them, then google search for "depiller".
– Stax
Jan 23 at 1:35
we used to call it lint,
– Vasim Hayat
Jan 24 at 14:23
we used to call it lint,
– Vasim Hayat
Jan 24 at 14:23
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Those are commonly known as pills, or bobbles in the UK, though other terms may be in use depending on location. From Wikipedia:
A pill, colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball is a small ball of fibers that forms on a piece of cloth. 'Pill' is also a verb for the formation of such balls.
As the Wikipedia article mentions, pill is also the verb form for this, and the form pilling is sometimes used for multiple pills together, as in:
This sweater pills like crazy! I started out picking off individual pills, but I really need a shaver thing to get rid of all the pilling.
answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
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Interesting... I've more commonly heard it being described as lint... never heard of this pill thing before
– ColonD
Jan 21 at 9:41
19
@colond Pills are made of lint, but lint also takes other forms.
– Ben
Jan 21 at 9:52
5
Bobble is the most common in British English (anecdotally)
– JeffUK
Jan 21 at 15:22
4
@ColonD Never heard of "pill" either until I started reading Amazon reviews for clothing items.
– pacoverflow
Jan 21 at 21:22
1
I've always thought that the name "pill" came from the resemblance between the little spheres of lint and small tablets of medicine. OED dates "fabric pill" back to only the 1950s, while "pill" as a small round dollop of medicine, ammunition, or animal excrement is attested centuries earlier.
– rob
Jan 21 at 22:09
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I'm pretty sure that's lint.
Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textile fibers
and other materials, usually found on and around clothing.
Lint (Wikipedia article)
Here are the before and after photos of a carpet after a lint remover has been used:
Picture
lint
1.Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.
American Heritage Dictionary
It's important to remember that lint can refer to this type of material found in various places, for example, pockets, carpets, clothes surfaces, even belly button (navel).
Navel lint
Wikipedia covers a lot of them.
So you may want to specify by saying clothes lint etc. Also, not all lint is created equal, if they take form of a particular shape, like balls, capsules, rolls etc, you can use different words.
answered Jan 21 at 8:08
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In the UK I call them bobbles, "the clothes have gone bobbly."
and to double check I am not alone:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/bobble-remover
cambridge dictionary
bobble noun
uk (us pill) a small ball of thread that develops on clothing or furniture covered in cloth
answered Jan 23 at 12:07
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Those are commonly known as pills, or bobbles in the UK, though other terms may be in use depending on location. From Wikipedia:
A pill, colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball is a small ball of fibers that forms on a piece of cloth. 'Pill' is also a verb for the formation of such balls.
As the Wikipedia article mentions, pill is also the verb form for this, and the form pilling is sometimes used for multiple pills together, as in:
This sweater pills like crazy! I started out picking off individual pills, but I really need a shaver thing to get rid of all the pilling.
answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
21.2k33988
7
Interesting... I've more commonly heard it being described as lint... never heard of this pill thing before
– ColonD
Jan 21 at 9:41
19
@colond Pills are made of lint, but lint also takes other forms.
– Ben
Jan 21 at 9:52
5
Bobble is the most common in British English (anecdotally)
– JeffUK
Jan 21 at 15:22
4
@ColonD Never heard of "pill" either until I started reading Amazon reviews for clothing items.
– pacoverflow
Jan 21 at 21:22
1
I've always thought that the name "pill" came from the resemblance between the little spheres of lint and small tablets of medicine. OED dates "fabric pill" back to only the 1950s, while "pill" as a small round dollop of medicine, ammunition, or animal excrement is attested centuries earlier.
– rob
Jan 21 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
Those are commonly known as pills, or bobbles in the UK, though other terms may be in use depending on location. From Wikipedia:
A pill, colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball is a small ball of fibers that forms on a piece of cloth. 'Pill' is also a verb for the formation of such balls.
As the Wikipedia article mentions, pill is also the verb form for this, and the form pilling is sometimes used for multiple pills together, as in:
This sweater pills like crazy! I started out picking off individual pills, but I really need a shaver thing to get rid of all the pilling.
answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
21.2k33988
7
Interesting... I've more commonly heard it being described as lint... never heard of this pill thing before
– ColonD
Jan 21 at 9:41
19
@colond Pills are made of lint, but lint also takes other forms.
– Ben
Jan 21 at 9:52
5
Bobble is the most common in British English (anecdotally)
– JeffUK
Jan 21 at 15:22
4
@ColonD Never heard of "pill" either until I started reading Amazon reviews for clothing items.
– pacoverflow
Jan 21 at 21:22
1
I've always thought that the name "pill" came from the resemblance between the little spheres of lint and small tablets of medicine. OED dates "fabric pill" back to only the 1950s, while "pill" as a small round dollop of medicine, ammunition, or animal excrement is attested centuries earlier.
– rob
Jan 21 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
Those are commonly known as pills, or bobbles in the UK, though other terms may be in use depending on location. From Wikipedia:
A pill, colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball is a small ball of fibers that forms on a piece of cloth. 'Pill' is also a verb for the formation of such balls.
As the Wikipedia article mentions, pill is also the verb form for this, and the form pilling is sometimes used for multiple pills together, as in:
This sweater pills like crazy! I started out picking off individual pills, but I really need a shaver thing to get rid of all the pilling.
answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
21.2k33988
Those are commonly known as pills, or bobbles in the UK, though other terms may be in use depending on location. From Wikipedia:
A pill, colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball is a small ball of fibers that forms on a piece of cloth. 'Pill' is also a verb for the formation of such balls.
As the Wikipedia article mentions, pill is also the verb form for this, and the form pilling is sometimes used for multiple pills together, as in:
This sweater pills like crazy! I started out picking off individual pills, but I really need a shaver thing to get rid of all the pilling.
answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
21.2k33988
edited Jan 24 at 19:19
answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
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answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
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answered Jan 21 at 8:11
1006a1006a
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7
Interesting... I've more commonly heard it being described as lint... never heard of this pill thing before
– ColonD
Jan 21 at 9:41
19
@colond Pills are made of lint, but lint also takes other forms.
– Ben
Jan 21 at 9:52
5
Bobble is the most common in British English (anecdotally)
– JeffUK
Jan 21 at 15:22
4
@ColonD Never heard of "pill" either until I started reading Amazon reviews for clothing items.
– pacoverflow
Jan 21 at 21:22
1
I've always thought that the name "pill" came from the resemblance between the little spheres of lint and small tablets of medicine. OED dates "fabric pill" back to only the 1950s, while "pill" as a small round dollop of medicine, ammunition, or animal excrement is attested centuries earlier.
– rob
Jan 21 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
7
Interesting... I've more commonly heard it being described as lint... never heard of this pill thing before
– ColonD
Jan 21 at 9:41
19
@colond Pills are made of lint, but lint also takes other forms.
– Ben
Jan 21 at 9:52
5
Bobble is the most common in British English (anecdotally)
– JeffUK
Jan 21 at 15:22
4
@ColonD Never heard of "pill" either until I started reading Amazon reviews for clothing items.
– pacoverflow
Jan 21 at 21:22
1
I've always thought that the name "pill" came from the resemblance between the little spheres of lint and small tablets of medicine. OED dates "fabric pill" back to only the 1950s, while "pill" as a small round dollop of medicine, ammunition, or animal excrement is attested centuries earlier.
– rob
Jan 21 at 22:09
7
7
Interesting... I've more commonly heard it being described as lint... never heard of this pill thing before
– ColonD
Jan 21 at 9:41
Interesting... I've more commonly heard it being described as lint... never heard of this pill thing before
– ColonD
Jan 21 at 9:41
19
19
@colond Pills are made of lint, but lint also takes other forms.
– Ben
Jan 21 at 9:52
@colond Pills are made of lint, but lint also takes other forms.
– Ben
Jan 21 at 9:52
5
5
Bobble is the most common in British English (anecdotally)
– JeffUK
Jan 21 at 15:22
Bobble is the most common in British English (anecdotally)
– JeffUK
Jan 21 at 15:22
4
4
@ColonD Never heard of "pill" either until I started reading Amazon reviews for clothing items.
– pacoverflow
Jan 21 at 21:22
@ColonD Never heard of "pill" either until I started reading Amazon reviews for clothing items.
– pacoverflow
Jan 21 at 21:22
1
1
I've always thought that the name "pill" came from the resemblance between the little spheres of lint and small tablets of medicine. OED dates "fabric pill" back to only the 1950s, while "pill" as a small round dollop of medicine, ammunition, or animal excrement is attested centuries earlier.
– rob
Jan 21 at 22:09
I've always thought that the name "pill" came from the resemblance between the little spheres of lint and small tablets of medicine. OED dates "fabric pill" back to only the 1950s, while "pill" as a small round dollop of medicine, ammunition, or animal excrement is attested centuries earlier.
– rob
Jan 21 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
I'm pretty sure that's lint.
Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textile fibers
and other materials, usually found on and around clothing.
Lint (Wikipedia article)
Here are the before and after photos of a carpet after a lint remover has been used:
Picture
lint
1.Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.
American Heritage Dictionary
It's important to remember that lint can refer to this type of material found in various places, for example, pockets, carpets, clothes surfaces, even belly button (navel).
Navel lint
Wikipedia covers a lot of them.
So you may want to specify by saying clothes lint etc. Also, not all lint is created equal, if they take form of a particular shape, like balls, capsules, rolls etc, you can use different words.
answered Jan 21 at 8:08
ZebrafishZebrafish
10.2k31336
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– tchrist♦
Jan 23 at 16:52
add a comment |
I'm pretty sure that's lint.
Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textile fibers
and other materials, usually found on and around clothing.
Lint (Wikipedia article)
Here are the before and after photos of a carpet after a lint remover has been used:
Picture
lint
1.Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.
American Heritage Dictionary
It's important to remember that lint can refer to this type of material found in various places, for example, pockets, carpets, clothes surfaces, even belly button (navel).
Navel lint
Wikipedia covers a lot of them.
So you may want to specify by saying clothes lint etc. Also, not all lint is created equal, if they take form of a particular shape, like balls, capsules, rolls etc, you can use different words.
answered Jan 21 at 8:08
ZebrafishZebrafish
10.2k31336
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– tchrist♦
Jan 23 at 16:52
add a comment |
I'm pretty sure that's lint.
Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textile fibers
and other materials, usually found on and around clothing.
Lint (Wikipedia article)
Here are the before and after photos of a carpet after a lint remover has been used:
Picture
lint
1.Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.
American Heritage Dictionary
It's important to remember that lint can refer to this type of material found in various places, for example, pockets, carpets, clothes surfaces, even belly button (navel).
Navel lint
Wikipedia covers a lot of them.
So you may want to specify by saying clothes lint etc. Also, not all lint is created equal, if they take form of a particular shape, like balls, capsules, rolls etc, you can use different words.
answered Jan 21 at 8:08
ZebrafishZebrafish
10.2k31336
I'm pretty sure that's lint.
Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textile fibers
and other materials, usually found on and around clothing.
Lint (Wikipedia article)
Here are the before and after photos of a carpet after a lint remover has been used:
Picture
lint
1.Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz.
American Heritage Dictionary
It's important to remember that lint can refer to this type of material found in various places, for example, pockets, carpets, clothes surfaces, even belly button (navel).
Navel lint
Wikipedia covers a lot of them.
So you may want to specify by saying clothes lint etc. Also, not all lint is created equal, if they take form of a particular shape, like balls, capsules, rolls etc, you can use different words.
answered Jan 21 at 8:08
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answered Jan 21 at 8:08
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answered Jan 21 at 8:08
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answered Jan 21 at 8:08
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In the UK I call them bobbles, "the clothes have gone bobbly."
and to double check I am not alone:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/bobble-remover
cambridge dictionary
bobble noun
uk (us pill) a small ball of thread that develops on clothing or furniture covered in cloth
answered Jan 23 at 12:07
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In the UK I call them bobbles, "the clothes have gone bobbly."
and to double check I am not alone:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/bobble-remover
cambridge dictionary
bobble noun
uk (us pill) a small ball of thread that develops on clothing or furniture covered in cloth
answered Jan 23 at 12:07
WendyGWendyG
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In the UK I call them bobbles, "the clothes have gone bobbly."
and to double check I am not alone:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/bobble-remover
cambridge dictionary
bobble noun
uk (us pill) a small ball of thread that develops on clothing or furniture covered in cloth
answered Jan 23 at 12:07
WendyGWendyG
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In the UK I call them bobbles, "the clothes have gone bobbly."
and to double check I am not alone:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/bobble-remover
cambridge dictionary
bobble noun
uk (us pill) a small ball of thread that develops on clothing or furniture covered in cloth
answered Jan 23 at 12:07
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edited Jan 23 at 18:00
answered Jan 23 at 12:07
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answered Jan 23 at 12:07
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answered Jan 23 at 12:07
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I dont have enough reputation to merely comment, but Like 1006a says, it depends a lot on location, and if you have them, then google search for "depiller".
– Stax
Jan 23 at 1:35
we used to call it lint,
– Vasim Hayat
Jan 24 at 14:23