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 (v. i.) To go on prosperously; to succeed.

Lern More About Cotton

Cottonwood :: Cottonwood (n.) An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States..
Skip :: Skip (n.) A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories..
Leno :: Leno (n.) A light open cotton fabric used for window curtains.
Gin :: Gin (n.) A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin.
Jane :: Jane (n.) A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.
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..
Ferret :: Ferret (n.) A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting..
Bollworm :: Bollworm (n.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops..
Cotton :: Cotton (v. i.) To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does..
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..
Trinitrocellulose :: Trinitrocellulose (n.) Gun cotton; -- so called because regarded as containing three nitro groups.
Turban :: Turban (n.) A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck..
Corduroy :: Corduroy (n.) A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges..
Jaconet :: "Jaconet (n.) A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc..
Devil :: Devil (n.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc..
Dungaree :: Dungaree (n.) A coarse kind of unbleached cotton stuff.
Batiste :: Batiste (n.) Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton..
Winder :: Winder (n.) An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like..
Fibre :: Fibre (n.) A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures..
Interweave :: Interweave (v. t.) To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us