kapok
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Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
kapok (countable and uncountable, plural kapoks)
- A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 492:
- The moon came out of hiding and for a moment Jerry forgot his anxiety as a little grey-clad figure, small and sturdy [...], in a kapok coat and bulging proletarian cap, lowered himself over the side and leapt for the waiting arms of the sampan's crew.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 39:
- You can stuff them full of kapok to make a decent cushion and there is nothing better to carry frogs in.
- 1993, Tim Winton, Land's Edge, Picador 2014, p. 15:
- A still summer night a world away in a house that smells of cactus and dust and musty kapok.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 492:
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Translations
silky fiber from the silk-cotton tree
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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧pok
Noun
kapok
- (rare) the kapok tree or silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)
- (rare) the fiber obtained from this tree
Hungarian
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kapok
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