Cotton-wool

  • 101wool — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick ▪ fine ▪ soft ▪ rough ▪ pure ▪ raw …

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  • 102cotton — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ 100%, pure ▪ a pure cotton T shirt ▪ light, thin ▪ She was shivering in her thin cotton dress ▪ …

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  • 103cotton — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Aralac, Avisco, Axminster, Band Aid, Celanese, Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Georgette, Harris Tweed, Lastex, Leatherette, Manila, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, acetate, acetate …

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  • 104wool — Synonyms and related words: Aralac, Avisco, Celanese, Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Lastex, Manila, Orlon, Terylene, Velon, Vicara, acetate rayon, alpaca, angora, bast, blubber, breeze, bristle, butter, capillament, cashmere, cilium, clay, cloth,… …

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  • 105Seed wool — Seed Seed (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf.… …

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  • 106absorbent cotton — noun cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax • Hypernyms: ↑cotton, ↑cotton fiber, ↑cotton wool, ↑absorbent material, ↑absorbent * * * abˌsorbent ˈcotton 7 [absorbent cotton] …

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  • 107long-staple cotton — noun cotton with relatively long fibers • Hypernyms: ↑cotton, ↑cotton fiber, ↑cotton wool * * * long staple cotton, cotton with fibers averaging more than 11/8 inches in length …

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  • 108short-staple cotton — noun cotton with relatively short fibers • Hypernyms: ↑cotton, ↑cotton fiber, ↑cotton wool …

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  • 109Mercerised cotton — yarn reels …

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  • 110extract wool — ˈekˌstrakt noun : wool fiber extracted from material containing both wool and cotton or rayon by carbonizing the cotton or rayon * * * extract wool, wool that is recovered from rags of various cloths in which cotton and wool are woven together …

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