Cotton+cloth

  • 61cotton — /ˈkɒtn / (say kotn) noun 1. a soft, white, downy substance, consisting of the hairs of fibres attached to the seeds of plants of the genus Gossypium, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, guncotton, etc. 2. a plant yielding cotton, as G.… …

  • 62cotton — {{11}}cotton (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. coton (12c.), ultimately (via Provençal, Italian, or Old Spanish) from Arabic qutn, a word perhaps of Egyptian origin. Philip Miller of the Chelsea Physic Garden sent the first cotton seeds to American… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 63cotton — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ 100%, pure ▪ a pure cotton T shirt ▪ light, thin ▪ She was shivering in her thin cotton dress ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 64cotton*/*/ — [ˈkɒt(ə)n] noun [U] I 1) cloth made from the white fibres of a plant called a cotton plant a cotton dress[/ex] 2) British THREAD used for sewing a needle and cotton[/ex] II verb cotton [ˈkɒt(ə)n] cotton on …

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  • 65cloth — /klɒθ / (say kloth) noun (plural cloths /klɒθs / (say kloths)) 1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fibre, used for garments, upholstery, and many other purposes. 2. a piece of such a fabric… …

  • 66cloth —   Lole.   Also: a a, a a lole.    ♦ Kinds of cloth: see calico, cashmere, coconut, corduroy, cotton, denim, dotted swiss, flannel, khaki, linen …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 67Cotton flannel — Flannel Flan nel (fl[a^]n n[e^]l), n. [F. flanelle, cf. OF. flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel, fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. {Wool}.] 1. A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 68cotton — cot•ton [[t]ˈkɒt n[/t]] n. 1) bot a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc 2) pln the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 69cotton flannel — noun a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side • Syn: ↑Canton flannel • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile * * * cotton flannel, a soft, cotton fabric napped on one side, used for babies clothing, pajamas, and shirts …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 70cloth — noun (plural cloths) 1》 woven, knitted, or felted fabric made from a soft fibre such as wool or cotton. 2》 a piece of cloth for a particular purpose. 3》 (the cloth) the clergy; the clerical profession. Origin OE clāth, of unknown origin …

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