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Cotton meaning

What does “cotton” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“cotton” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.

cotton

noun

  1. soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

    Synonymscotton fibercotton wool

  2. fabric woven from cotton fibers

  3. erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

    Synonymscotton plant

  4. thread made of cotton fibers

verb

  1. take a liking to

    “cotton to something”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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