Cotton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒt.n̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cotton is a noun meaning fibrous substance.
Meaning
fibrous substance.
More Meanings
- plant source
- manufactured product of such substance
- Made of cotton.
- (transitive) To provide with cotton.
- To make or become cotton-like
- To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
- To rub or burnish with cotton.
Example Sentences
Eyes closed, ears cottoned, the mind produces its own interior messages.
The violins were muted, the hands were gloved, carpets were unrolled forever under the feet, and the gardens cottoned the sound from the world.
Jeanne's house, like Usher's, is a void of great silence and immobility and the "somnambulistic gardens" surrounding her house like Usher's tarn "cottoned the sound from the world."
Indeed, pragmatism and technicism cottoned the American soul from some of the worst pains of an unmysterious world, although they would later be poor guardians against its encroachment.
Word Forms
- cottons
- cottoning
- cottoned
Synonyms for cotton
Depending on context, synonyms include shine, cotton wool.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cotton wool, wool, cot, causeway, bronze, min.
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