cotton

Meanings

• noun

  A soft, white fiber that is obtained from the seeds of the cotton plant and is used to make textiles.

  - "Cotton is widely used in the textile industry."
  - "She wore a cotton dress in the summer."
  - "The cotton fields were blooming with white flowers."

• noun

  A type of fabric made from the cotton fiber.

  - "He wore a cotton shirt."
  - "The bed sheets were made of 100% cotton."
  - "The quilt was made from pieces of old cotton fabric."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkɑt.n̩/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cotton
tomato , potato , mopato , commodity

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Variants

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cotton , cottons , cottoned , cottoning , Charles Cotton , Cotton , John Cotton , cotton bollworm , cotton bollworms , cotton candies , cotton candy , cotton gin , cotton gins , cotton grass , cotton grasses , cotton-picking , cotton stainer , cotton stainers

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Etymology

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The word 'cotton' comes from the Old English word 'cotene', which means 'receptacle' or 'container'. This is due to the cotton plant's boll, which contains the cotton fibers.

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Trivia

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1. Cotton is the most widely used natural fiber in the world.

2. The cotton plant is in the mallow family.

3. Cotton was used as currency in ancient Egypt.

4. The first cotton mill in the United States was built in 1793.

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Related Concepts

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1. Textile industry: The industry concerned with the production of textiles, including the growing of raw materials such as cotton, the manufacturing of textiles, and the distribution and sale of textiles.

2. Spinning: The process of twisting fibers into yarn or thread.

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Culture

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Cotton has been an important crop since ancient times, particularly in the Southern United States and in India. It has been used to make textiles for clothing and for making paper. Cotton has also been used as a symbol of purity and softness.

How to Memorize "cotton"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a cotton plant with white bolls containing cotton fibers.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cotton' with softness and purity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cotton Candy' to remember that 'Cotton' is a type of fiber.

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