linter
Americannoun
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linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
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a machine for removing lint from cloth.
noun
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a machine for stripping the short fibres of ginned cotton seeds
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(plural) the fibres so removed
Etymology
Origin of linter
Example Sentences
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The Pentagon, which also seeks to minimize its dependency on foreign countries, is working to boost its stocks of linter supplies and capacity to process guncotton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The U.S. grows most of its linters domestically—but wants to significantly boost cotton linter production and increase its capacity to convert it into nitrocellulose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mr. Peakslow was ahead of the boys; and they thought he must have reached the linter.
From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
The fire was warm, the room still and peaceful; no sound broke the silence but Hurley's occasional step and soft whistle out in the "linter" at the rear where lay his packing-boxes.
From Under Fire by C. B. Cox
"We all thought you was under the linter; and they was all workin' so hard—as if they had been our best friends—to get you out."
From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
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