Definition of cotton

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Cotton (v. i.) To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does..

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Nidulant :: Nidulant (a.) Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest..
Union :: Union (n.) A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together..
Spotted :: Spot (n.) Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery..
Cottonary :: Cottonary (a.) Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony..
Adatis :: Adatis (n.) A fine cotton cloth of India.
Rove :: Rove (v. t.) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning..
Wad :: Wad (v. t.) To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton..
Diaper :: Diaper (n.) Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.
Duck :: Duck (n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing..
Collodion :: Collodion (n.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography..
Seersucker :: Seersucker (n.) A light fabric, originally made in the East Indies, of silk and linen, usually having alternating stripes, and a slightly craped or puckered surface; also, a cotton fabric of similar appearance..
Willying :: Willying (n.) The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow..
Candle :: Candle (n.) A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light..
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..
Cottony :: Cottony (a.) Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly..
Shawl :: Shawl (n.) A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders..
Gin :: Gin (n.) A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin.
Tammy :: Tammy (n.) A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, -- used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc..
Tricot :: Tricot (n.) A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to resemble knitted work..
Cottony :: Cottony (a.) Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in appearance or character; soft, like cotton..
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