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cotton wool |
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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| So they wrapped him in cotton wool, and warmed him over a little fire, and he opened his eyes and sneezed. Shall I put you up a little cotton wool with the laudanum? Debby was very good to me, for she never stopped to scold, but laid me down on the old sofa, and bound up my poor little feet with oil and cotton wool. |
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