cotton (ˈkɒtənn
)
Definitions
noun
- any of various herbaceous plants and shrubs of the malvaceous genus any of various herbaceous plants and shrubs of the malvaceous genus Gossypium, such as sea-island cotton, cultivated in warm climates for the fibre surrounding the seeds and the oil within the seeds See also sea-island cotton
- the soft white downy fibre of these plants: used to manufacture textiles
- cotton plants collectively, as a cultivated crop
- a cloth or thread made from cotton fibres
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a cotton dress
- any substance, such as kapok (silk cotton), resembling cotton but obtained from other plants
Alternative Forms
ˈcottony adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Old French coton, from Arabic dialect qutun, from Arabic qutnCotton (ˈkɒtənn)
Definitions
noun
- Henry. 1907–87, British golfer: three times winner of the British Open
Translations
- British English:
cotton
Cotton is a kind of cloth that is made from the cotton plant.ˈkɒtn NOUN
- Spanish:
algodón
nm
- French:
coton
nm
- German:
Baumwolle
nf
- Chinese: 棉花 n
- Arabic: قُطْن n
- Portuguese: algodão nm
- Russian: хлопок nm
- Croatian: pamuk nm
- Czech: bavlna nf
- Danish: bomuld nutr
- Dutch: katoen nm
- Finnish: puuvilla n
- Greek: βαμβάκι nnt
- Italian: cotone nm
- Japanese: 綿 n
- Korean: 면 n
- Norwegian: bomull nm
- Polish: bawełna nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: algodão nm
- European Spanish:
algodón
nm
- Swedish: bomull nutr
- Thai: ผ้าฝ้าย n
- Turkish: pamuk n
- Vietnamese: bông n
Usage examples
The few hundred tons of cotton seed in four stacks were in the middle of the warehouse.
, BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)Around the Ataturk Dam, the region has been transformed into one of the most important centres of cotton production in Turkey.
Spiked (2002)The problem is known to be acute in the river delta, where mechanisation took away the harsh old jobs in the cotton fields.
Irish Times (2002)A: A combination of calf-length shirt and baggy silk or cotton trousers gathered at the ankles.
Glasgow Herald (2002)To augment the family income, at the age of ten he left school to work in a cotton mill.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)