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cotton
  1. A plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
  2. Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
  3. (textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant.
  4. (countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “A 71-year-old grandmother was given a £75 fine for littering after a strand of cotton fell off one of her gloves.”
      “The map shows the areas in the world where cotton grows.”
cottonoid
  1. (uncountable) A certain absorbent material, made primarily of cotton with some felt as well, used for various purposes during surgery.
  2. (countable) An item of this material.
cottonade
  1. A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton, generally inferior, coarser, and less durable.
  2. Examples:
    1. “With these were some half-dozen Creole-Frenchmen of the poorer class of proprietaires, weavers of cottonade, or small planters.”
      “Here you've got to have a three-ply, doubled and twisted introduction before you can smile even at cottonade.”
      “It will be a sorrowful time to me when all the tribes of the earth shall have cottonade trousers and derby hats.”
cottonocracy
  1. (US, historical) A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States prior to the Civil War.
cottonfield
  1. (agriculture) a field in which the cotton plant is grown and harvested.
cottolene
  1. (dated) A product from cottonseed, used as lard.
cottonseed
  1. The seed of the cotton plant
  2. Examples:
    1. “Some examples of these include cottonseed, buckwheat, corncobs, grape pomace, pine straw, and pecan, walnut, and rice hulls.”
      “Asked about other marketing opportunities, he says ranchers are buying his organic cottonseed for feed.”
      “If you don't have enough green material for your pile, add a few cups of fertilizer such as cottonseed or alfalfa meal instead.”
cottonness
  1. The quality of being cotton.
cottonwear
  1. Clothing made of cotton.
cottonfields
  1. plural of cottonfield
cottonseeds
  1. plural of cottonseed
cottonades
  1. plural of cottonade
cottonoids
  1. plural of cottonoid
cottons
  1. plural of cotton
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This is an exhibition of Batik work on a variety of materials including cottons, silks, linens, paper and canvas.”
      “Multicolored and solid flannels, cottons and jerseys from pajamas, socks, old shirts, skirts and so forth were collected in each homeroom.”
      “Bengal cottons, polycotton, Mangalagiri, Orissa, Manipuri and other ethnic varieties move the most this season.”
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