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Cottons
Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
📖 Definitions of "Cottons"
noun
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Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
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Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
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Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.
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The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cottons"
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| Word | Definition |
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| cotton woolnoun | (UK) Soft, absorbent cotton for medical or cosmetic use, protective padding, etc. |
| cotton plantnoun | erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers |
| fabricsnoun | A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth. |
| woolsnoun | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| pima cottonnoun | — |
| garmentsnoun | A single item of clothing. |
| denimnoun | A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern. |
| velvetsnoun | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| viscosenoun | A fabric made from this material. |
| silknoun | A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. |
| woolensnoun | (US) woolen clothes collectively |
| cashmerenoun | (chiefly uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool. |
| knitsnoun | (mining, dated) Small particles of ore. |
| sateennoun | A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin. |
| percalenoun | (textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing. |
| pimanoun | A member of a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico). |
| linennoun | (uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| kurtisnoun | A male given name, variant of Curtis. |
| satinsnoun | A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen). |
| jacquardnoun | Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom. |
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