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  1. Cotton
    Cotton is Black-American slang for the hair of a woman's pudendum.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Cotton
    Cotton is Black-American slang for the hair of a woman's pudendum.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. cotton
    [n] - silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state 2. [n] - erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers 3. [n] - thread made of cotton fibers 4. [n] - fabric woven from cotton fibers 5. [v] - take a liking to
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Cotton
    Usually elasticated cotton is used to whip baits onto your hook. Ideal for holding soft baits like mussel and peeler crab on when your cod fishing in winter.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. cotton
    a tropical or subtropical plant of the genus Gossypium(mallow family),grown for this fibre or its seed Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Cotton
    Cot'ton (kŏt't'n) noun [ French coton , Spanish algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, from Arabic qutun , alqutun , cotton wool. Confer Acton , Hacqueton .] 1.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/169

  7. Cotton
    Cot'ton intransitive verb 1. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. [ Obsolete] « It cottons well; it can not choose but bear A pretty nap. Family of Love. » 2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [ Obsole...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/169

  8. cotton
    <botany> Any of the cultivated varieties of gossypium, herbs or shrubs of the malvaceae family that yield fibre for textiles and absorbent dressings, oil from seeds, and various chemicals. ... The fibres cause byssinosis if inhaled over a period. Gossypol is a male anti-fertility agent from cottonseed oil. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. cotton
    cotton cloth noun fabric woven from cotton fibers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. cotton
    cotton plant noun erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. cotton
    verb take a liking to; `cotton to something`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. cotton
    noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. cotton
    (kot´әn) a plant of the genus Gossypium. a textile material derived from the seeds of this plant. absorbable cotton oxidized cellulose. absorbent cotton , purified cotton cotton freed from impurities, bleached, and steri...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  14. Cotton
    • (v. i.) To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with. • (v. i.) To go on prosperously; to succeed. • (n.) The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below. • (n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. cotton
    seed-hair fibre of a variety of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the Malvaceae family, native to most subtropical countries. The shrubby ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/148

  16. cotton
    seed-hair fibre of a variety of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the Malvaceae family and native to most subtropical parts of the world. ... [50 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/148

  17. cotton
    cotton Derived from the Arab word qutun. The Arabs played a very extensive role in the cotton trade and so the word for cotton came from the Arab traders into the European vocabulary.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  18. cotton
    A highly absorbent natural fabric with no wicking ability and, unlike wool, provides no insulating properties when wet. Cotton is good for very hot conditions because it actually sucks heat from the body when wet. However, in any other climate cotton can be uncomfortable or even dangerous. Wearing w...
    Found on http://www.ectextile.com/glossary.html?

  19. Cotton
    A natural fabric known for it`s breathability making it excellent in hot climates and weather. Often has a bit of another fabric for shape or stretch. Cotton can generally be machine washed in cold, tumbled dry in low heat.
    Found on http://www.labeshops.com/news/?page_id=9

  20. cotton
    cotton, most important of the vegetable fibers, and the plant from which the fiber is harvested.Sections in this article:IntroductionThe Cotton PlantPlanting and ProductionUses of CottonHistoryBibliography
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08137

  21. Cotton
    Cotton is the name given to the soft cellular hairs which encircle the seeds of plants of the genus Gossypium, natural order Malvaceae. The genus is indigenous to both the Old and the New World, and the plants are now cultivated all over the world within the limits of thirty degrees north and south ...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  22. Cotton
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kot′ŏn Definitions: 1. Frank A., 20th-century U.S. chemist. See: Cotton effect
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  23. cotton
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kot′ŏn Definitions: 1. The white, fluffy, fibrous covering of the seeds of a plant of the genus Gossypium (family Malvaceae); used extensively in surgical dressings.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  24. cotton
    Click images to enlargeTropical and subtropical herbaceous plant belonging to the mallow family. (Genus Gossypium, family Malvaceae). Fibres surround the seeds inside the ripened fruits, or bolls, and these are spun into yarn for cloth. Cotton fabric is cool and comfortable to wear, resilient, absorbs m...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  25. Cotton
    `Cotton` is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, and India. Cotton was independently ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton



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