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
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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
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
Under the logs was the crushed shell of the linter; and all looked anxiously, to see what was under that.
From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
The roof of the old part had been lifted, and tumbled, with some of the upper logs, a mass of ruins, over upon the linter, which had been crushed to the ground by the weight.
From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
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