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Cotton

Cŏt'ton, n.

noun

(kŏt'tn), n. [Fr. coton, It. cotone, Sp. algodon, the cotton-plant and its wool, coton, printed cotton, Pg. algodam, from Ar. qoton, al-qoton, cotton.]

  1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, growing in the capsules or pods of the Gossypium, or cotton-plant.
  2. Cloth made of cotton.

Cotton velvet, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton.

A botanical illustration of a cotton plant with serrated leaves, a flower, and a cotton boll.
Cotton Plant.

Cŏt'ton, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. It cottons well; it can not choose but bear A pretty nap. Family of Love. 2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [Obs.] Now, Hephestion, does not this matter cotton as I would? Lyly. 3. To unite; to agree; to adhere. [Colloq.] A quarrel will end in one of you being turned off, in which case it will not be easy to cotton with another. Swift. Didst see, Frank, how the old goldsmith cottoned in with his beggarly companion? W. Scott.