Cotton

  • 41cotton*/*/ — [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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  • 42cotton — plaukuotasis vilnamedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dedešvinių šeimos aliejinis, maistinis, pašarinis, pluoštinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Gossypium hirsutum), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje, kitur – auginamas. atitikmenys:… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 43Cotton —    One of the most widely used natural fibers in the world, cotton plants are native to many areas across the globe and have been cultivated for more than 7,000 years. With cotton s ease of processing together with an extensive list of attributes …

    Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • 44Cotton — Cot|ton 〈[kɔ̣tən] m. od. n.; s; unz.〉 Baumwolle, Kattun [engl., „Baumwolle“] * * * Cot|ton [ kɔtn̩ ], der od. das; s [engl. cotton < frz. coton < arab. quṭ30̣3̣2̣3̣un, ↑ Kattun]: a) engl. Bez. für: Baumwolle, Kattun; b) engl. Bez. für:… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 45Cotton — This long established surname, with variant spellings Cottam, Cot(t)on, Cottom and Coatham, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is locational from any of the several places named with the Olde English pre 7th Century cotum , meaning cottages , for… …

    Surnames reference

  • 46cotton — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gossypium (Latin), cloth, cotton shrub, King Cotton*. Varieties of cotton include: long staple, short staple, upland, Sea Island, Barbadense (Latin), Nankin, Peruvian, Brazil, Bahia, Egyptian, Pima, kidney. Varieties of… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 47cotton on — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms cotton on : present tense I/you/we/they cotton on he/she/it cottons on present participle cottoning on past tense cottoned on past participle cottoned on informal to begin to realize or understand something… …

    English dictionary

  • 48cotton to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cotton to : present tense I/you/we/they cotton to he/she/it cottons to present participle cottoning to past tense cottoned to past participle cottoned to American informal cotton to someone/something to begin… …

    English dictionary

  • 49cotton — 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

  • 50cotton — Du Cotton, Xylon, Gossipium, Bambacium. Cotton ou bourre à remplir quelque chose, Leuconium, siue Leuconicum. Arbre portant le cotton, Xylon. Les Barbares et Arabes l appellent Cotum et Bombax, ou Bombasum. Qui est faite de cotton, Xylinus …

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