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Definition of Cottonwick
1. Noun. Of warm Atlantic waters.
Exact synonyms: Haemulon Malanurum
Generic synonyms: Grunt
Group relationships: Genus Haemulon, Haemulon
Generic synonyms: Grunt
Group relationships: Genus Haemulon, Haemulon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cottonwick
Literary usage of Cottonwick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pen of Brahma: Peeps Into Hindu Hearts and Homes by Beatrice M. Harband (1905)
"... he had persuaded his companions to club together to buy a tiny earthenware
lamp, a few drops of oil, a cottonwick, and a handful of jessamine flowers. ..."
2. Report by Canada Dept. of National Revenue (1854)
"230 445 Cordage of all kind« 204 Copper Ore 446 Cordage and Hope 191 Cordials 62
Cotton 136 Corks 168 cottonwick 198 Cotton Wool Free 278 Do. and Flax Waste ..."
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