cotton

CEFRA2

/ˈkɒt.n̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft white fiber used to make cloth and clothing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    fibrous substance, Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.

Examples

  • I heard a cotton candy shop has just opened. Let's go, dudes.

  • Someday I will buy a cotton candy machine.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkɑ.ʔn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. plant source, A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.

  2. fibrous substance

  3. A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.

More examples

In context

  • They sell a wide variety of printed cotton fabric.

  • K'a-shih has the most extensive cotton-growing area which amounted to 950 000 mou (6.3 million ares) in 1965.

  • A fair piece ahead, in answering signal cottoned the sky in rhythmic puffs.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), from Hebrew כֻּתֹּנֶת (kuttṓnĕṯ).