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cotton
noun
-
cotton
cloth
or
thread
that
is
made
from
the
cotton
fibre
•
He
bought
a
bright
blue
shirt
made
of
soft
cotton
.
He
bought
a
bright
blue
shirt
made
of
soft
cotton
.
•
Please
use
the
white
cotton
to
sew
the
button
back
on
.
Please
use
the
white
cotton
to
sew
the
button
back
on
.
Sense
extended
from
the
fibre
to
the
cloth
it
produces
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
-
cotton
a
soft
,
white
,
fluffy
fibre
that
grows
around
the
seeds
of
the
cotton
plant
and
is
picked
to
make
thread
and
fabric
•
The
farmer
watched
as
workers
filled
large
sacks
with
freshly
picked
cotton
.
The
farmer
watched
as
workers
filled
large
sacks
with
freshly
picked
cotton
.
•
She
loves
the
feel
of
pure
cotton
against
her
skin
on
hot
summer
days
.
She
loves
the
feel
of
pure
cotton
against
her
skin
on
hot
summer
days
.
Middle
English
coton
,
from
Old
French
coton
,
from
Arabic
quṭn
.
verb
to
begin
to
understand
something
or
to
start
liking
someone
or
something
,
usually
used
with
the
prepositions
"
to
"
or
"
on
"
•
After
a
few
hints
,
the
children
finally
cottoned on
to
the
riddle
’
s
answer
.
After
a
few
hints
,
the
children
finally
cottoned on
to
the
riddle
’
s
answer
.
•
It
took
me
a
while
to
cotton to
the
idea
of
working
from
home
,
but
now
I
enjoy
it
.
It
took
me
a
while
to
cotton to
the
idea
of
working
from
home
,
but
now
I
enjoy
it
.
Originally
dialectal
17th-century
American
usage
,
perhaps
linked
to
the
smoothness
of
cotton
cloth
suggesting
harmonious
fit
.
