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delint, v.|diːˈlɪnt|
[f. de- + lint1.]
trans. To remove the fibre from (cotton or similar seeds). Hence deˈlinter. So deˈlint n. (see quot. 1904).
1902Westm. Gaz. 2 Jan. 7/2 A new process for delinting and hulling the cotton seed. 1904L. L. Lamborn Cottonseed Products iv. 50 The products of delinting are the linters, which pass to the condenser attached to the delinter. Ibid. 51 Linters, or delint, as the short fiber is also called, find extensive application in the arts. 1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §159 Delinter;..attends and feeds machine which removes short fibres adhering to cotton seeds, after long fibres have been detached in ginning process. 1922Encycl. Brit. XXX. 591/1 The United States supplied large quantities of nitro-cellulose propellant for the Allies and for its own army, and used as raw material a considerable proportion of the shorter fibre ‘waste’ from the delinted cotton seed. |