lint vs cloth

lint and cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lint	Yes	No	No	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cloth is a hypernym of lint; that is, cloth is a word with a broader meaning than lint:

lint: cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of lint include fabric, material, textile.

lint (noun)	cloth (noun)
cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers