| cotton wool n. Cotton in its natural or raw state. |
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
| Noun | 1. |  cotton wool - soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw statecotton - 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
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