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• lint cotton — /lɪnt ˈkɒtn/ (say lint kotn) noun a fibrous coat of thickened convoluted hairs borne by the seeds of cotton plants, which makes up the staple of cotton fibre after ginning …  

• lint cotton — noun see lint I, 4b …   Useful english dictionary

• Cotton picker — at work The mechanical cotton picker is a machine that automates cotton harvesting in a way that reduces harvest time and maximizes efficiency. Contents …   Wikipedia

• Lint — may mean: * Fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant * Fuzzy fluff that accumulates on various fabrics, which can be removed via a lint roller * Fibers that become trapped in the lint filter of a clothes dryer * Navel… …   Wikipedia

• lint — [lint] n. [ME linnet, prob. < lin, linen: see LINE2] 1. scraped and softened linen formerly used as a dressing for wounds 2. cotton fiber used to make yarn 3. the waste cotton remaining after ginning 4. a) bits of thread, r …   English World dictionary

• lint — [lınt] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: linum flax, linen ; LINE1] 1.) especially AmE soft light pieces of thread or wool that come off cotton, wool, or other material British Equivalent: fluff 2.) BrE soft cotton material used for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lint´less — lint «lihnt», noun. 1. a soft down or fleecy material obtained by scraping linen. Formerly lint was put on wounds to keep out air and dirt. 2. tiny bits of thread or fluff of any material: »Lint collects on the carpet. 3. raw cotton at has been… …   Useful english dictionary

• lint — (n.) late 14c., flax prepared for spinning, also refuse of flax used as kindling, somehow from the source of O.E. lin flax (see LINEN (Cf. linen)), perhaps from or by influence of M.Fr. linette grain of flax, dim. of lin flax, from L. linum flax …   Etymology dictionary

• lint — ► NOUN 1) short, fine fibres which separate from cloth or yarn during processing. 2) Brit. a fabric with a raised nap on one side, used for dressing wounds. 3) the fibrous material of a cotton boll. DERIVATIVES linty adjective. ORIGIN originally… …   English terms dictionary

• Cotton gin — Eli Whitney s cotton gin patent, March 14, 1794 …   Wikipedia

• lint — A soft, absorbent material rarely used in surgical dressings, usually in the form of a thick, loosely woven material (sheet or patent l.). [O.E. lin, flax] * * * lint lint n 1) a soft fleecy material used for poultices and dressings for wounds… …   Medical dictionary