I'm curious because I read a book about the Crusades by Thomas Asbridge a few months ago and I'm reading Don Quixote right now, they've both mentioned lint being used in someway to treat wounds.
How did they use lint to treat wounds? As some form of bandage? Also, how did they collect lint for this purpose? I can't imagine they had lint catchers back then.
Thanks in advance for any info.
"Lint" did not refer to the fuzzy stuff you find in your pockets. Instead it was a particular weave of linen fabric used for dressing wounds. Linen comes from the flax plant as do Linseed products, so the term Lint has the same source. This article is about its usage in the American Civil War, but is still very applicable and has some visuals.