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White lint is typically used for applying poultices or ointments, while pink lint, colored to signal its boracic impregnation, is employed for the application of hot fomentations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thick flat cotton wadding, used as part of a surgical dressing. A material used in surgical dressings, made of scraped linen or a cotton substitute. It is usually fluffy one side and smooth the other. A thick, loosely woven, absorbent fabric that features a smooth side and a fluffy side. 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