Definition of cotton

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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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Chekmak :: Chekmak (n.) A turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven..
Domett :: Domett (n.) A kind of baize of which the ward is cotton and the weft woolen.
Silesia :: Silesia (n.) A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings..
Parkesine :: Parkesine (n.) A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also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..
Grounding :: Grounding (n.) The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis..
Army Worm :: Army worm () The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton..
Cotton :: 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..
Insulite :: Insulite (n.) An insulating material, usually some variety of compressed cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton waste, etc..
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..
Crochet :: Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively..
Trinitrocellulose :: Trinitrocellulose (n.) Gun cotton; -- so called because regarded as containing three nitro groups.
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc..
Sea-island :: Sea-island (a.) Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-island cotton, a superior cotton of long fiber produced on those islands..
Cottony :: Cottony (a.) Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly..
Shirt :: Shirt (n.) A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys..
Muslin :: Muslin (n.) A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting muslins..
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material..
Cotton :: Cotton (n.) Cloth made of cotton.
Pick :: Pick (v.) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc..
Nidulant :: Nidulant (a.) Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest..
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