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Candroy :: Candroy (n.) A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.

Cotillion :: Cotillion (n.) A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.

Gossypium :: Gossypium (n.) A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these..

Caddie :: Caddie (n.) A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger..

Drug :: Drug (v. t.) To affect or season with drugs or ingredients; esp., to stupefy by a narcotic drug. Also Fig..

Cote :: Cote (v. t.) To quote.

Footing :: Footing (n.) A narrow cotton lace, without figures..

Cotyledon :: Cotyledon (n.) A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.

Butter-scotch :: Butter-scotch (n.) A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter..

Scotal :: Scotal (n.) Alt. of Scotal.

Pinakothek :: Pinakothek (n.) Pinacotheca.

Bugleweed :: Bugleweed (n.) A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus; esp. L. Virginicus, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage..

Meconinic :: Meconinic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which occurs in opium, and which may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine..

Cothurn :: Cothurn (n.) A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general..

Scotch-hopper :: Scotch-hopper (n.) Hopscotch.

Notorhizal :: Notorhizal (a.) Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.

Parkesine :: Parkesine (n.) A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile..

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine..

Cottontail :: Cottontail (n.) The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.

Willow :: Willow (n.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil..

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