cotton
A fibrous substanceA fibrous substance: A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
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» Tom ate too much cotton candy.
Tom hat zu viel Zuckerwatte gegessen. — Trinkschokolade
Том съел слишком много сахарной ваты. — marafon
Том объелся сахарной ваты. — marafon
Том з'їв забагато солодкої вати. — deniko
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10 sensesA fibrous substance:
(uncountable, usually)A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
(uncountable, usually)Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.
A plant source:
(uncountable, usually)A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
Baumwolle
хло́покxlópok, хлопча́тникxlopčátnik, хлопча́тая бума́гаxlopčátaja bumága
баво́вникbavóvnyk
(uncountable, usually)Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
Baumwolle
хло́покxlópok, хлопчатобума́жная тканьxlopčatobumážnaja tkanʹ
баво́внаbavóvna
A manufactured product of such a substance:
(uncountable, usually)Textiles made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
thread made of cotton fibers
(countable, usually)An item of clothing made from such textiles.
(uncountable, usually)A small piece of cotton used as a filter when drawing up a drug into a syringe.
(uncountable, usually)Thread of such fiber.
Baumwolle, Bàuimwulla
хло́покxlópok, ва́таváta, хлопчатая бумагаxlopčataja bumaga
баво́внаbavóvna, ва́таváta
(no plural)A liking.
A manufactured product of such a substance:
(archaic, uncountable, usually)A wick of a candle.
Examples
132 sentencesTom ate too much cotton candy.
Том з'їв забагато солодкої вати. — deniko
ruТом съел слишком много сахарной ваты. — marafon
deTom hat zu viel Zuckerwatte gegessen. — Trinkschokolade
This is cotton.
Це бавовна. — deniko
ruЭто хлопок. — marafon
This blouse is cotton.
Ця блузка бавовняна. — oleks
ruЭта блузка из хлопка. — Hellerick
deDiese Bluse ist aus Baumwolle. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I prefer shirts made from cotton.
I bought some cotton candy for Tom.
ruЯ купил Тому сахарной ваты. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
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
plural: cottonsSynonyms
4 synonyms- erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers:cotton plant
- soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state:cotton fibercotton wool
Word family
73 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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