cotton
To provide with cottonTo provide with cotton.
» Tom ate too much cotton candy.
Tom hat zu viel Zuckerwatte gegessen.
Том съел слишком много сахарной ваты.
Том объелся сахарной ваты.
Том з'їв забагато солодкої вати.
Meaning
13 senses(transitive)To provide with cotton.
To provide with cotton.
(transitive)To supply with a cotton wick.
(transitive)To fill with a wad of cotton.
(transitive)To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
(transitive)To cover walls with fabric.
(transitive)To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
To make or become cottonlike.
(transitive)To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
(transitive)To develop a porous, cottony texture.
(transitive)To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
(transitive)To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
To rub or burnish with cotton.
- take a liking to
Examples
132 sentencesTom ate too much cotton candy.
Том з'їв забагато солодкої вати.
ruТом съел слишком много сахарной ваты.
deTom hat zu viel Zuckerwatte gegessen.
This is cotton.
Це бавовна.
ruЭто хлопок.
This blouse is cotton.
Ця блузка бавовняна.
ruЭта блузка из хлопка.
deDiese Bluse ist aus Baumwolle.
I prefer shirts made from cotton.
I bought some cotton candy for Tom.
ruЯ купил Тому сахарной ваты.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) OldFrom Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), from Hebrew כֻּתֹּנֶת (kuttṓnĕṯ).
First use appears c. the 1560s, either from Welsh cydun, cytun (“agree, coincide”) (cyduno, cytuno), from cyd, cyt + un (“one”), literally “to be at one with”, or by metaphor with the textile, as cotton blended well with other textiles, notably wool in hat-making.
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Forms
cottons, cottoning, cottoned, cottonedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle