单词 | delinter |
释义 | delintern. 1. Any of various machines used to delint cotton seed; (also) a person operating such a machine. Cf. delint v. 1. ΚΠ 1890 R. F. Spangenberg U.S. Patent 427,925 2/2 In a cotton-seed delinter such as described, two gin-brushes, in combination with endless-belt brushes, said belts being placed on cylinders or rollers and moving in opposite directions, for the purpose set forth. 1904 L. L. Lamborn Cottonseed Products iv. 50 The products of delinting are the linters, which pass to the condenser attached to the delinter. 1921 Dict. 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. 2010 B. R. Gregg & G. L. Billups Seed Conditioning II. xxi. 300 Most delinters are equipped with steel legs which lift them above the floor. 2. Any of various brushes or devices used to remove fluff, loose fibres, etc., from clothing.Also (and in earliest use) with modifying word. ΚΠ 1950 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. & News-Tribune 13 Sept. 5/1 (advt.) Remove Lint and Hair from Clothing with De-Linter Brush. 2014 @tuesdayvivienne 29 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 16 June 2020) I brought a teeny de-linter so I can remove lint from my tights on the go. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890 |
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