- a machine for removing the short, fuzzy fibers which remain stuck to cotton seeds after ginning
- [pl.] these fibers, used in making cotton batting, guncotton, etc.
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linter
noun
- linters The short fibers that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.
- A machine that removes these short fibers from the seeds of cotton.
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Noun
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- The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.
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