cottonous

English

Etymology

From cotton +‎ -ous.

Adjective

cottonous (comparative more cottonous, superlative most cottonous)

1. (archaic) Resembling cotton.
   • 1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:

     the fulus bears a thick Cottonous Substance

   Synonyms: cottony, cottonish, cottonlike

References

• “cottonous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.