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lint⋅er

  [lin-ter]
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–noun
1. linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
2. a machine for removing lint from cloth.
Origin:
1730–40, Americanism; lint + -er 1
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lint·er   (lĭn'tər)   
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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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