cotton wool

cotton wool

n.

Cotton in its natural or raw state.

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cotton wool

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Also called purified cotton Chiefly Brit bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc. Usual US term absorbent cotton

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) cotton in the natural state

3. Brit informal

a.  a state of pampered comfort and protection

b.  (as modifier) a cotton-wool existence

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cotton wool - soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state cotton, cotton fiber cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort absorbent cotton - cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax long-staple cotton - cotton with relatively long fibers short-staple cotton - cotton with relatively short fibers plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants

Translations

cotton wool n (Brit) → cotone m idrofilo

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cotton wool n (Brit) → cotone m idrofilo

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