Lexic.us

Definition of Cotton

1. Verb. Take a liking to. "Cotton to something"

2. Noun. Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.

3. Noun. Fabric woven from cotton fibers.

4. Noun. Erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers.

5. Noun. Thread made of cotton fibers.

Definition of Cotton

1. 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.

2. v. i. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.

Definition of Cotton

1. Proper noun. The name of several settlements around the world ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname habitational from=Old English) ¹

3. Proper noun. (surname from=Hebrew) ¹

4. Noun. A plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. ¹

5. Noun. A type of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. ¹

6. Noun. (textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant. ¹

7. Noun. An item of clothing made from cotton. ¹

8. Adjective. Made of cotton. ¹

9. Verb. To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cotton

1. to take a liking [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Cotton

1. Any of the cultivated varieties of gossypium, herbs or shrubs of the malvaceae family that yield fibre for textiles and absorbent dressings, oil from seeds, and various chemicals. The fibres cause byssinosis if inhaled over a period. Gossypol is a male anti-fertility agent from cottonseed oil. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cotton

cottered cottering cotterless cotters cottid cottids cottier cottiers cottise cottised

cottises cottising cottoid cottoids cottolene cotton cotton-candy cotton-dust asthma cotton-fibre embolism cotton-mill fever

cotton-picking cotton-root bark cotton-seed tree cotton-wool cotton-wool patches cotton-wool spots cotton-wooly cotton ball cotton boll cotton bolls

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