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cotton
/ˈkɑt.n̩/
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What does cotton mean?
noun
- A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
- Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.
- A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
More meanings (27)
noun
- Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
- Textiles made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
- An item of clothing made from such textiles.
- A small piece of cotton used as a filter when drawing up a drug into a syringe.
- Thread of such fiber.
- A liking.
- (archaic) A wick of a candle.
adjective
- Made of cotton.
verb
- To provide with cotton.
- To supply with a cotton wick.
- To fill with a wad of cotton.
- To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
- To cover walls with fabric.
- To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
- To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
- To develop a porous, cottony texture.
- To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
- To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
- To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
- To rub or burnish with cotton.
- To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0645).
- A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0767).
- An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A surname from Hebrew.
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IPA pronunciation
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She wore a faded pink silk dress, trimmed with a great deal of cotton lace, soiled white kid slippers, and silk stockings.
He knew the price of cotton and the price of labour, and concluded there must be a very large margin of profit.
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It had been used as a cotton mill, but was abandoned by the owner in favour of more suitable and extensive premises.
The iron ball will go much farther, or, if projected against a wall will strike a harder blow than the cotton ball.
I replace the cork balls by pellets of cotton or paper, kept in their round shape with a few bands of thread.