lint vs fabric

lint and fabric both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of lint; that is, fabric 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
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of lint include cloth, material, textile.

lint (noun)	fabric (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	the underlying structure