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linter

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lint·er  (lntr)
n.
1. The short fibers that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning. Often used in the plural.
2. A machine that removes these short fibers from the seeds of cotton.
linter [ˈlɪntə]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a machine for stripping the short fibres of ginned cotton seeds
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (plural) the fibres so removed


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