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▸ noun: Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
▸ noun: Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.
▸ noun: (textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
▸ noun: (countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.
▸ adjective: Made of cotton.
▸ verb: (transitive) To provide with cotton.
▸ verb: To supply with a cotton wick.
▸ verb: To fill with a wad of cotton.
▸ verb: (horticulture) To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
▸ verb: To cover walls with fabric.
▸ verb: (tar and cotton) To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
▸ verb: To make or become cotton-like
▸ verb: To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
▸ verb: To develop a porous, cottony texture.
▸ verb: To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
▸ verb: To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
▸ verb: To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
▸ verb: To rub or burnish with cotton.
▸ verb: To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
▸ noun: The name of several settlements around the world
▸ noun: A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0645).
▸ noun: A habitational surname from Old English.
▸ noun: A surname from Hebrew.
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