cot·ton

(kŏt′n)

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. 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 quṭn, quṭun; see qṭn in Semitic roots.]

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cotton

(ˈkɒtən)

1. (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. See also sea-island cotton

2. (Textiles) the soft white downy fibre of these plants: used to manufacture textiles

3. (Agriculture) cotton plants collectively, as a cultivated crop

4. (Textiles)

a. a cloth or thread made from cotton fibres

b. (as modifier): a cotton dress.

5. (Textiles) any substance, such as kapok (silk cotton), resembling cotton but obtained from other plants

[C14: from Old French coton, from Arabic dialect qutun, from Arabic qutn]

ˈcottony adj

Cotton

(ˈkɒtən)

(Biography) Sir Henry. 1907–87, English golfer: three times winner of the British Open (1934, 1937, 1948)

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cot•ton

(ˈkɒt n)

n.

1. a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.

2. the plant itself, having spreading branches and broad, lobed leaves.

3. such plants collectively as a cultivated crop.

4. cloth, thread, a garment, etc., of cotton.

5. any soft, downy substance resembling cotton, but growing on other plants.

v.i.

6. Informal. to get on well together; agree.

7. Obs. to prosper or succeed.

8. cotton to or on to,Informal.

a. to become fond of; begin to like.

b. to approve of; agree with: to cotton to a suggestion.

[1250–1300; Middle English coton < Old French < early Italian cotone < Arabic quṭun, variant of qutn]

Cot•ton

(ˈkɒt n)

n.

John, 1584–1652, U.S. clergyman, colonist, and author (grandfather of Cotton Mather).

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

cotton

verb

1. Informal. To live or act together in harmony:

get along, get on, harmonize.

Idiom: hit it off.

2. Informal. To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:

bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle.

Informal: apple-polish, brownnose.

Slang: suck up.

Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots.

Translations

قُطْـن قُطْن طِبّيّنسيج قُطنـييَفْـهَـم

памукпамучен

bavlnabavlněnýsrovnat si v makovicivata

bomuldbomulds-bomuldstrådfattegennemskue

Baumwolle Watte Baumwollstoff Garn sich anfreunden

βαμβάκι ακατέργαστο βαμβάκι βαμβακερός

algodón algodón en rama hilo

puuvillaompelulankapumpuli

coton ouate

pamukvata

pamut

kapaskapukkatun

bómullskilja, átta sig á

cotone filo di cotone ovatta capire

糸綿脱脂綿

면목화솜

kokvilnakokvilnas-kokvilnas diegs/audumssaprastuztvert

katoen watten

bomull bomulls-bomullsgarn vatt

bawełna bawełniany wata

algodão algodão hidrófilo

bumbac

хлопок вата хлопковая нить

bavlnabavlnený

bombaž

bomullbomullstråd

ผ้าฝ้ายฝ้าย ผ้าฝ้ายสำลี

pamuk anlamak

бавовнабавовник

bôngbông mềmvải cotton

棉线棉花懂得棉棉布

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)

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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® mcotton candy (US) n → barbe f à papacotton mill n → filature f de coton

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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

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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

(ˈkotn) noun

1. a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth.

2. the yarn or cloth made from this. a reel of cotton; This shirt is made of cotton; (also adjective) a cotton shirt.

cotton candy

(American) candy floss.

ˌcottonˈwool noun

(American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc. She bathed the wound with cotton wool.

cotton²

(ˈkotn) : cotton on verb

to understand. He'll soon cotton on (to what you mean).

cotton

→ قُطْن, قُطْن طِبّيّ bavlna, vata bomuld, bomuldstråd, vat Baumwolle, Baumwollstoff, Watte ακατέργαστο βαμβάκι, βαμβάκι algodón, algodón en rama, hilo ompelulanka, pumpuli, puuvilla coton, ouate pamuk, vata cotone, filo di cotone, ovatta 糸, 綿, 脱脂綿 면, 목화, 솜 katoen, watten bomull, vatt bawełna, wata algodão, algodão hidrófilo вата, хлопковая нить, хлопок bomull, bomullstråd ผ้าฝ้าย, ฝ้าย ผ้าฝ้าย, สำลี pamuk bông, bông mềm, vải cotton 棉絮, 棉线, 棉花

cot·ton

n. algodón.

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