Topic: SEWING AND KNITTING
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | coton, from Arabic qutn |
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cot‧ton1
[uncountable] British English
[uncountable] British English1TIM cloth or thread made from the white hair of the cotton plant : a white cotton shirt Made from 100% cotton.
a white cotton shirtMade from 100% cotton.2HBP a plant with white hairs on its seeds that are used for making cotton cloth and thread
3 British EnglishDLH thread used for sewing : a needle and cotton a cotton reel (=small round tube which cotton thread is wound around)
a needle and cottona cotton reel (=small round tube which cotton thread is wound around)4 American English cotton wool
