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Cot·ton (k

n), John 1584-1652.

English-born American cleric who was vicar of Saint Botolph's Church in England until he was summoned to court for his Puritanism. He fled to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became a civil and religious leader.

cot·ton (k

a. Any of various shrubby plants of the genus Gossypium, having showy flowers and grown for the soft white downy fibers surrounding oil-rich seeds.

b. The fiber of any of these plants, used in making textiles and other products.

c. Thread or cloth manufactured from the fiber of these plants.

2. The crop of these plants.

3. Any of various soft downy substances produced by other plants, as on the seeds of a cottonwood.

intr.v. cot·toned, cot·ton·ing, cot·tons Informal

1. To take a liking; attempt to be friendly: a dog that didn't cotton to strangers; an administration that will cotton up to the most repressive of regimes.

2. To come to understand. Often used with to or onto: "The German bosses . . . never cottoned to such changes" (N.R. Kleinfield).

[Middle English cotoun, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic qun, quun; see qn in Semitic roots.]

cotton [ˈkɒt^ən]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the soft white downy fibre of these plants: used to manufacture textiles

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) cotton plants collectively, as a cultivated crop

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a. a cloth or thread made from cotton fibres

b. (as modifier) a cotton dress

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) any substance, such as kapok (silk cotton), resembling cotton but obtained from other plants See also cotton on, cotton to

[from Old French coton, from Arabic dialect qutun, from Arabic qutn]

cottony adj

Cotton [ˈkɒt^ən]

(Biographies / Cotton, Henry (1907-1987) M, British, SPORT AND GAMES: golfer) Henry. 1907-87, British golfer: three times winner of the British Open

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Noun	1.	cotton - soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state cotton fiber, cotton wool 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
	2.	cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" gauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool - soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
	3.	cotton - erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers cotton plant cottonseed - seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil genus Gossypium, Gossypium - herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton Gossypium arboreum, tree cotton - East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms Gossypium barbadense, sea island cotton, tree cotton - small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers Gossypium herbaceum, Levant cotton - Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons Gossypium hirsutum, upland cotton - native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton Gossypium peruvianum, Peruvian cotton - cotton with long rough hairy fibers Egyptian cotton - fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton Arizona wild cotton, Gossypium thurberi, wild cotton - shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	4.	cotton - thread made of cotton fibers lisle thread, lisle - a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton) thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Verb	1.	cotton - take a liking to; "cotton to something" like - find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

Translations

cotton [ˈkɒtn]

A. N (= cloth) → algodón m; (= plant, industry etc) → algodonero m (Brit) (= thread) → hilo m (de algodón) (US) = cotton wool

B. CPD [shirt, dress] → de algodón
cotton belt N (US) (Geog) → zona f algodonera
cotton bud N → bastoncillo m de algodón
cotton candy N (US) → algodón m (azucarado)
the cotton industry N → la industria algodonera
cotton mill N → fábrica f de algodón
cotton reel N → carrete m de hilo, bobina f de hilo
cotton swab N (US) = cotton bud cotton waste N → borra f de algodón
cotton wool N (Brit) → algodón m hidrófilo

cotton on VI + ADV (Brit) to cotton on (to sth) → caer en la cuenta(de algo)

cotton [ˈkɒt^ən]

(= plant) → coton m

(= fabric) → coton m

(= thread) → fil m de coton

modif [dress, shirt, sheet] → de coton
a cotton shirt → une chemise de coton

cotton on

vi → piger >
to cotton on to sth → piger qch >
cotton bud n (British) → coton-tige® m
cotton candy (US) n → barbe f à papa
cotton mill n → filature f de coton

cotton

n → Baumwolle f; (= plant) → Baumwollstrauch m; (= fibre) → Baumwollfaser f; (= fabric) → Baumwollstoff m; (= sewing thread) → (Baumwoll)garn nt

adj → Baumwoll-, baumwollen; clothes, fabric also → aus Baumwolle

cotton in cpds → Baumwoll-;

cotton batting

n (US) → Gaze f

Cotton Belt

n (Geog) → Baumwollzone f

cotton bud

n (Brit) → Wattestäbchen nt

cotton cake

n → Futtermittel nt

cotton candy

n (US) → Zuckerwatte f

cotton gin

n → Entkörnungsmaschine f → (für Baumwolle)

cotton grass

n → Wollgras nt

cotton mill

n → Baumwollspinnerei f

cotton pad

n → Wattepad nt

cotton picker

n → Baumwollpflücker(in) m(f); (= machine) → Baumwollpflückmaschine f

cotton-picking

adj (US inf) → verflucht (inf)

cotton plant

n → Baumwollstaude f → or -strauch m

cotton print

n (= fabric) → bedruckter Baumwollstoff

cottonseed

n → Baumwollsamen m

cottonseed cake

n = cotton cake

cottonseed oil

n → Baumwollsamenöl nt

cottontail

n (US) → Kaninchen nt, → Karnickel nt

cottonwood

n → Pyramidenpappel f

cotton wool

n (Brit) → Watte f; to wrap somebody (up) in cotton (fig) → jdn in Watte packen; my brain feels like cotton → ich kann überhaupt nicht klar denken

cotton-wool ball

n → Wattebausch m

cotton [ˈkɒtn]

1. n (cloth, plant) → cotone m; (thread) → (filo di) cotone

2. adj (shirt, dress) → di cotone

cotton on vi + adv (fam) to cotton on (to sth) → afferrare (qc)

cotton [ˈkɒtn]

1. n (cloth, plant) → cotone m; (thread) → (filo di) cotone

2. adj (shirt, dress) → di cotone

cotton on vi + adv (fam) to cotton on (to sth) → afferrare (qc)

cotton¹

n cotton [ˈkotn]

1 a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth. katoen قُطْـن памук bavlna bomuld die Baumwolle βαμβάκι algodón puuvill پنبه puuvilla (de/en) coton כּוּתנָה कपास pamuk gyapot kapas bómull cotone 綿 목화 medvilnė kokvilna kapas katoen bomull bawełna algodão (de/din) bumbac хлопок bavlna bombaž pamuk bomull ฝ้าย pamuk 棉花 бавовна; бавовник روئى، كپاس bông 棉花

2 the yarn or cloth made from this a reel of cotton; This shirt is made of cotton; (also adjective ) a cotton shirt. katoenagtig نسيج قُطنـي памучен плат bavlna; bavlněný bomuld; bomulds- die Baumwolle βαμβάκι, βαμβακερός algodón puuvillniit, puuvillriie نخ یا پوشاک پنبه ای یا کتان puuvilla coton בָּד כּוּתנָה सूती कपड़ा pamuk, pamučan pamut(szövet) katun bómull cotone; di cotone 綿布 무명 medvilnė; medvilninis kokvilnas diegs/audums; kokvilnas- kain kapas katoen bomullsgarn; bomulls- bawełna algodão bumbac (хлопчато)бумажная нить, ткань bavlna; bavlnený bombaževina; bombažen pamučan bomullstråd, bomullstyg ผ้าฝ้าย pamuk(lu) 棉線，棉布 бавовна; бавовняний سوت، سوت كا بنا هوا vải bông 棉线，棉布

cotton candy

(American) candy floss. spookasem غَزْل البَنات (حَـلوى كالقُطْن) захарен памук cukrová vata candyfloss; sukkervat die Zuckerwatte μαλλί της γριάς algodón dulce suhkruvatt پشمک hattara barbe à papa “שׂעֲרוֹת סָבתַא” कैंडी फ्लास šećerna vuna vattacukor harum manis sykurflos zucchero filato 綿あめ 솜사탕 cukraus vata cukurvate gula-gula kapas gesponnen suiker sukkerspinn wata cukrowa algodão doce vată de zahăr сахарная вата cukrová vata sladkorna pena šećerna vata sockervadd, spunnet socker ขนมสายไหม keten helva 棉花糖 цукрова вата روئى جيسى م‍ٹ‍ھ‍ائى kẹo bông 棉花糖

n cottonˈwool

(Americanabsorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc She bathed the wound with cotton wool. watte قُطْـن طِبّـي медицински памук vata vat die Watte βαμβάκι algodón vatt لایۀ نرم پنبه vanu, pumpuli ouate צֶמֶר גֶפֶן रूई का फाहा vuneni jastučić vatta kapas steril bómull cotone, ovatta 脱脂綿 탈지면 vata vate kapas watten vatt, råbomull wata algodão вата vata vata vata bomull, vadd สำลี (hidrofil) pamuk 藥棉，棉絮 вата ت‍ہ دار روئى bông len 棉絮

cotton²

v cotton [ˈkotn]

to understand He'll soon cotton on (to what you mean). begryp يَفْـهَـم проумявам srovnat si v makovici fatte; gradvist forstå; gennemskue sich anfreunden αντιλαμβάνομαι comprender, entender, caer en la cuenta taipama بو بردن به چیزی äkätä piger לְהָבִין समझना shvatiti, razumjeti megért mengerti skilja, átta sig á capire 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, susigaudyti uztvert; saprast faham doorhebben forstå, oppfatte kapować compreender a (se) înţelege понимать chápať dojeti razumeti fatta [] เข้าใจ anlamak 瞭解 розуміти; засвоїти سمجهنا ăn ý 懂得

Cotton → قطن, قطن طبى bavlna, vata bomuld, vat Baumwolle, Watte ακατέργαστο βαμβάκι, βαμβάκι algodón, algodón en rama pumpuli, puuvilla coton, ouate pamuk, vata cotone, ovatta 綿, 脱脂綿 면, 솜 katoen, watten bomull, vatt bawełna, wata algodão, algodão hidrófilo вата, хлопок bomull ผ้าฝ้าย, สำลี pamuk bông, bông mềm 棉絮, 棉花

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