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Definition cotton in American English

cotton noun

noun
/ˈkɑt(ə)n/
1

cloth made from the white fibers of a plant called a cotton plant

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1.1

made from cotton cloth

Example

a flowered cotton dress

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1.2

a material or piece of clothing made of cotton

Example

a selection of pretty cottons

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2

a plant grown in warm regions that has white fibers used for making cotton cloth

Example

fields of cotton

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3

soft cotton used, for example, for cleaning a cut on your skin or removing makeup. The British word is cotton wool.

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4

thread

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Definition cotton in American English