About The Word Cotton

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Cotton

Cotton Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Cotton?
[n] fabric woven from cotton fibers
[n] thread made of cotton fibers [n] erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers [n] silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state [v] take a liking to; "cotton to something" Synonyms | Synonyms for Cotton: cotton cloth | cotton plant | cotton wool Related Terms | Find terms related to Cotton: Ace bandage | acetate | acetate rayon | adhesive tape | alpaca | angora | application | Aralac | arras | astrakhan | Avisco | Axminster | baize | band | bandage | bandaging | Band-Aid | bast | batik | binder | blanketing | brace | broadcloth | broadloom | brocade | bunting | calico | cambric | canvas | carpeting | cashmere | cast | castor | cataplasm | Celanese | cheesecloth | Chemstrand | chiffon | chinchilla | chintz | coating | coir | compress | cord | corduroy | court plaster | crash | cravat | crepe | crepe de chine | cretonne | crinoline | Dacron | damask | denim | doeskin | dressing | drill | drilling | drugget | duck | duffel | Dynel | elastic bandage | epithem | felt | flannel | flannelette | flax | fleece | floss | foulard | four-tailed bandage | frieze | fustian | gauze | Georgette | gingham | gossamer | grenadine | grogram | grosgrain | gunny | haircloth | Harris Tweed | hemp | herringbone | hessian | homespun | hop sacking | horsehair | huck | huckaback | jersey | jute | kapok | lame | Lastex | lawn | Leatherette | linen | linoleum | linsey-woolsey | lint | lisle | list | llama hair | loden | longcloth | luster | mackinaw | mackintosh | madras | maline | Manila | manta | mantua | marquisette | mat | matting | melton | merino | messaline | mohair | moire | moleskin | mousseline de soie | murrey | muslin | nainsook | nankeen | near-silk | net | netting | nylon | oakum | oil silk | oilcloth | organdy | organza | Orlon | paisley | panne | panne velvet | pepper-and-salt | percale | pique | plaid | plaster | plaster cast | pledget | plush | polyester | pongee | poplin | poultice | print | Qiana | quilting | radium | raffia | rayon | rayon casheen | rep | Revolite | roller | roller bandage | rubber bandage | rugging | russet | sackcloth | sacking | sailcloth | sarcenet | sateen | satin | say | seersucker | serge | shalloon | shantung | sharkskin | sheers | sheeting | shoddy | shot silk | silk | sisal | sling | spandex | splint | sponge | spun rayon | stamin | stammel | stockinette | stuff | stupe | suede | swansdown | tabaret | tabby | taffeta | taffety | tampon | tape | tapestry | tarpaulin | tartan | tent | terry cloth | Terylene | tick | ticking | tourniquet | triangular bandage | tricotine | tulle | tussah | tussore | tweed | twill | Ultrasuede | veiling | Velon | velours | velure | velvet | velveteen | Vicara | voile | wash-and-wear fabric | watered fabric | webbing | wool | worsted | yarn | zephyr See Also | absorbent cotton | Arizona wild cotton | bush | cloth | cotton | cotton | cotton cloth | cotton wool | cottonseed | cushioning | Egyptian cotton | fabric | gauze | gauze bandage | genus Gossypium | Gossypium | Gossypium arboreum | Gossypium barbadense | Gossypium herbaceum | Gossypium hirsutum | Gossypium peruvianum | Gossypium thurberi | Levant cotton | like | lisle | material | padding | Peruvian cotton | plant fiber | plant fibre | sea island cotton | shrub | textile | thread | tree cotton | upland cotton | wild cotton | yarn Cotton In Webster's Dictionary \Cot"ton\ (k[o^]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the
cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr.
Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.]
1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting
of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds
of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber
sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two
thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below.
3. Cloth made of cotton.
Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a
sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton
bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry;
cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.
{Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2.
{Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton
fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it
is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel.
{Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton,
invented by Eli Whitney.
{Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the
Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles
surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate
at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton.
{Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys
gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops.
{Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of
several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing
the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally
Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}.
{Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton
bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a
press for baling cotton.
{Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}),
covered with a white substance resembling cotton.
{Cotton scale} (Zo["o]l.), a species of bark louse
({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to
the cotton plant.
{Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant.
{Cotton stainer} (Zo["o]l.), a species of hemipterous insect
({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing
cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}.
{Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under
{Thistle}.
{Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both
of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made
wholly of cotton.
{Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills.
{Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state.
{Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia
argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage
to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on
corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and
{Southern army worm}.
\Cot"ton\, v. i. 1. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. [Obs.] It cottons well; it can not choose but bear A pretty nap. --Family of Love. 2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [Obs.] New, Hephestion, does not this matter cotton as I would? --Lyly. 3. To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with. [Colloq.] A quarrel will end in one of you being turned off, in which case it will not be easy to cotton with another. --Swift. Didst see, Frank, how the old goldsmith cottoned in with his beggarly companion? --Sir W. Scott. 4. To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to. [Slang] |
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