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   cotton

   /ˈkɒtn/

   noun

   • 1. a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fibre and thread for sewing: "a cargo of cotton and wheat"
   • ▪ textile fabric made from cotton fibre: "a white cotton blouse"
   • ▪ thread made from cotton fibre: "a cotton reel"
   • ▪ cotton wool. North American
   • 2. the tropical and subtropical plant that is commercially grown to make cotton fabric and thread. Oil and a protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French coton, from Arabic quṭn.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cottony adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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