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      cotton
      noun
      (uncountable) A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
      A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
      (uncountable, textiles) Textiles made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
      (countable) An item of clothing made from such textiles.
      fibrous substance
      (uncountable) Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.
      manufactured product of such substance
      (uncountable) Thread of such fiber.
      A liking.
      plant source
      Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
      The name of several settlements around the world
      A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0645).
      A habitational surname from Old English.
      A surname from Hebrew.
      (archaic) A wick of a candle.
      verb
      (transitive) To provide with cotton.
      To supply with a cotton wick.
      (horticulture) To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
      (tar and cotton) To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
      To make or become cotton-like
      To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
      To develop a porous, cottony texture.
      To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
      To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
      To fill with a wad of cotton.
      To cover walls with fabric.
      To rub or burnish with cotton.
      To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
      To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
      adjective
      Made of cotton.
      Roots
      qutncotton- · Arabic · cotton
      Synonyms for cotton
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      Words related to cotton
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      Where does cotton come from?

      The word cotton breaks down into one root of Arabic origin: the root cotton-, from Arabic qutn (“cotton”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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