cotton
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See also Cotton
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cotton (plural cottons)
- A plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
- A type of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- The textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant.
- An item of clothing made from cotton.
[edit] Related terms
- cotton candy
- cotton on
- cotton pad
- cotton picker
- cottonseed
- cotton stripper
- cotton to (verb)
- cotton wool
- cotton gin
- cotton card
- cotton blend
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plant
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fabric
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cotton (not comparable)
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- Made of cotton.
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made of cotton
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to cotton (third-person singular simple present cottons, present participle cottoning, simple past and past participle cottoned)
- To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
- 1873, All the Year Round[1], page 286:
- I want to tell you the Dukes, both mother and son, are cottoning to her fast enough
- 2009 March 21, Farhad Manjoo, “A Conference That Starts on Time and Stays on Schedule”[2], The New York Times:
- The conference — Mr. Allen’s first gathering, and, depending on the economic outlook, maybe his last — brought together entrepreneurs, techies, writers and even some middle managers who’ve cottoned on to his ideas.
- 1873, All the Year Round[1], page 286:

