LINTEUM
\lɪntˈiːəm], \lɪntˈiːəm], \l_ɪ_n_t_ˈiː__ə_m]\
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A soft, flocculent substance, made by scraping old linen cloth, (F.) Charpie rapee, or by unraveling old linen cut into small pieces- (F.) Charpie brute; and employed in surgery as a dressing to wounds, ulcers, etc., either simply or covered with ointment.
By Robley Dunglison
