(cottons, cottoning, cottoned)
<i>Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.i>
1.
Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant.
...a cotton shirt.
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2.
Cotton is a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth.
...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee.
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3.
Cotton is thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from
cotton. (
mainly BRIT; in AM, use thread
)
There's a needle and cotton there.
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4.
Cotton or
absorbent cotton is a soft mass of
cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin. (
AM; in BRIT, use cotton wool
)
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