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   Cot·ton

   /ˈkätn/

   

   noun

   • 1. a soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant and is used as textile fiber and thread for sewing: "a cargo of cotton and wheat"
   • ▪ textile fabric made from cotton fiber: "a white cotton blouse"
   • ▪ thread made from cotton fiber: "a cotton reel"
   • ▪ absorbent cotton. North American
   • 2. the plant that is commercially grown for cotton products. Oil and a protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French coton, from Arabic quṭn.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cottony adjective

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   What does cotton mean?

   • cotone, cotone idrofilo, di cotone… хлопок, хлопчатник, вата… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! COTTON definition: 1. cloth or thread that is produced from the cotton plant: 2. a plant that produces a soft, white…. Learn more.

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   What does Coton mean?

   • cotone, cotone idrofilo, di cotone… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! COTTON meaning: 1. the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and….

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   What is the difference between cotton and thread?

   • Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant. ...a cotton shirt. Cotton is a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth. ...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee. Cotton is thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from cotton.

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   Where did the word cotton come from?

   • The word "cotton" is derived from the Arabic word "qutn". Arabic traders supplied the Western world with cotton from Indus Valley, where it had grown since 5000 BCE. The word was then applied to the fine finishing of any cloth. With the boom in the cotton industry it came to represent success especially financial success.

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   noun [ U ] us / ˈkɑt· ə n / Add to word list. thread or cloth made from the fiber surrounding the seeds of a tall plant, or these fibers themselves: a cotton shirt / dress. (Definition of cotton from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cotton. cotton.

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   cotton meaning: 1. cloth or thread that is produced from the cotton plant: 2. a plant that produces a soft, white…. Learn more.

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   COTTON definition: 1. cloth or thread that is produced from the cotton plant: 2. a plant that produces a soft, white…. Learn more.

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   Definition of cotton noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   6 days ago · 1. variable noun [oft NOUN noun] Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant. ...a cotton shirt. 2. uncountable noun. Cotton is a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth. ...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee. 3. variable noun.

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   noun. a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc. the plant itself, having spreading branches and broad, lobed leaves. such plants collectively as a cultivated crop.

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   COTTON meaning: 1 : a soft, white material that grows on the seeds of a tall plant and that is used to make cloth; 2 : the plants on which this material grows