Word Meaning

cotton definition and meaning

n. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
n. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
n. Cloth made of cotton.
v. i. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
v. i. To go on prosperously; to succeed.
v. i. To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with.
v. i. To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.

Crossword clues for cotton

- A fabric
- Calico fibre
- Pajamas come from it
- Scott once concealed sewing thread
- Scott once revealed natural fibre
- Sewing thread
- Thin thread
- Thread used for sewing
- Type of cloth