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Definition of cotton
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of cotton is as below...
Cotton
(n.) 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..
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Reel
::
Reel (n.) A
machine
on which yarn is wound and
measured
into lays and
hanks,
-- for
cotton
or linen it is
fifty-four
inches
in
circuit;
for
worsted,
thirty
inches..
Safranin
::
Safranin
(n.) A red
dyestuff
extracted
from the
safflower,
and
formerly
used in
dyeing
wool, silk, and
cotton
pink and
scarlet;
--
called
also
Spanish
red, China lake, and
carthamin..
Lace
::
Lace (n.) A
fabric
of fine
threads
of
linen,
silk,
cotton,
etc., often
ornamented
with
figures;
a
delicate
tissue
of
thread,
much worn as an
ornament
of
dress..
Capoc
::
Capoc (n.) A sort of
cotton
so short and fine that it can not be spun, used in the East
Indies
to line
palanquins,
to make
mattresses,
etc..
Guncotton
::
Guncotton
() See under Gun.
Canvas
::
Canvas
(n.) A
strong
cloth made of hemp, flax, or
cotton;
-- used for
tents,
sails,
etc..
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..
Cantoon
::
Cantoon
(n.) A
cotton
stuff
showing
a fine cord on one side and a
satiny
surface
on the
other.
Card
::
Card (n.) An
instrument
for
disentangling
and
arranging
the
fibers
of
cotton,
wool, flax, etc.; or for
cleaning
and
smoothing
the hair of
animals;
--
usually
consisting
of bent wire teeth set
closely
in rows in a thick piece of
leather
fastened
to a
back..
Millinet
::
Millinet
(n.) A stiff
cotton
fabric
used by
milliners
for
lining
bonnets.
Lea
::
Lea (n.) A
measure
of yarn; for
linen,
300
yards;
for
cotton,
120
yards;
a lay..
Swanskin
::
Swans-down
(n.) A fine, soft, thick cloth of wool mixed with silk or
cotton;
a sort of
twilled
fustian,
like
moleskin..
Footing
::
Footing
(n.) A
narrow
cotton
lace,
without
figures..
Scutch
::
Scutch
(v. t.) To
loosen
and dress the fiber of
(cotton
or silk) by
beating;
to free
(fibrous
substances)
from dust by
beating
and
blowing.
Tammy
::
Tammy (n.) A kind of
woolen,
or
woolen
and
cotton,
cloth,
often
highly
glazed,
-- used for
curtains,
sieves,
strainers,
etc..
Nankeen
::
Nankeen
(n.) A
species
of
cloth,
of a firm
texture,
originally
brought
from
China,
made of a
species
of
cotton
(Gossypium
religiosum)
that is
naturally
of a
brownish
yellow
color quite
indestructible
and
permanent..
Velveret
::
Velveret
(n.) A kind of
velvet
having
cotton
back.
Cotton
::
Cotton
(v. i.) To rise with a
regular
nap, as cloth
does..
Mangle
::
Mangle
(n.) A
machine
for
smoothing
linen or
cotton
cloth,
as
sheets,
tablecloths,
napkins,
and
clothing,
by
roller
pressure..
Throstle
::
Throstle
(n.) A
machine
for
spinning
wool,
cotton,
etc., from the rove,
consisting
of a set of
drawing
rollers
with
bobbins
and
flyers,
and
differing
from the mule in
having
the
twisting
apparatus
stationary
and the
processes
continuous;
-- so
called
because
it makes a
singing
noise..
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