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linter

[ lin-ter ]

noun

  1. linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
  2. a machine for removing lint from cloth.


linter

/ ˈɪԳə /

noun

  1. a machine for stripping the short fibres of ginned cotton seeds
  2. plural the fibres so removed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of linter1

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; lint + -er 1
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Ms. Linter prefers to play with multiple textures.

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“The shape of your lips has to be perfect, because it can look like you have a crooked smile,” said the makeup artist Sandy Linter.

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“Because Zoom is not the best quality camera, you can look a little dowdy,” Ms. Linter said.

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Celebrity makeup artist Sandy Linter reacted to the pic with similar nostalgia.

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Cupro, for example, is a regenerated cellulose fiber made from cotton linter — the silky fibers that stick to the seeds of the cotton plant after it has been ginned.

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