毛け玉だま

noun

pill; lint ball; furball; hairball

Refers to small balls of fiber or hair that form on fabric (pilling) or shed from pets. The medical term trichobezoar is a rare technical use.

• セーターに毛け玉だまができてしまった。

  My sweater has gotten pills on it.

• 猫ねこが吐はいた毛け玉だまを片かた付づけた。

  I cleaned up the hairball the cat threw up.