cotton as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
cotton
noun
1 cotton
Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.
synonyms: cotton fiber, cotton wool.
Roget 205:
filament,
line;
fiber,
fibril;
funicle†,
vein;
hair,
capillament†,
cilium,
cilia,
pilus,
pili;
tendril,
gossamer;
hair stroke;
veinlet†,
venula†,
venule†.
wire,
string,
thread,
packthread,
cotton,
sewing silk,
twine,
twist,
whipcord,
tape,
ribbon,
cord,
rope,
yarn,
hemp,
oakum,
jute.
strip,
shred,
slip,
spill,
list,
band,
fillet,
fascia,
ribbon,
riband,
roll,
lath,
splinter,
shiver,
shaving.
beard
etc.
(roughness)
256;
ramification;
strand.
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Dutch: watten, katoenvezels, katoen
Polish: bawełna
2 cotton
Fabric woven from cotton fibers.
Dutch: katoen
Polish: tkanina bawełniana, bawełna
3 cotton
Erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers.
synonym: cotton plant.
Dutch: katoen, katoenplant
4 cotton
Thread made of cotton fibers.
Polish: bawełniczka
verb
1 cotton
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