delinting

lint

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Definitions of delinting word

noun delinting minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread. 1
noun delinting staple cotton fiber used to make yarn. 1
noun delinting cotton waste produced by the ginning process. 1
noun delinting a soft material for dressing wounds, procured by scraping or otherwise treating linen cloth. 1
verb delinting present participle of delint. 0

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English, variant of linnet; compare Middle French linette linseed, Old English līnet- flax (or flax-field) in līnetwige lintwhite

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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