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Added 9 October 2026

cotton

/ˈkɒt.n̩/ noun

In Latin: xylon, xylinum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cotton at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.
Fabric woven from cotton fibers.
Erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers.

verb

Take a liking to.
cotton to something

Origin

From Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), from Hebrew כֻּתֹּנֶת (kuttṓnĕṯ).

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