raw+cotton
51Raw material — Material Ma*te ri*al, n. The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made. [1913 Webster] {Raw material}, any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore …
52cotton wool — 1. cotton in its raw state, as on the boll or gathered but unprocessed. 2. Brit. See absorbent cotton. [1590 1600] * * * …
53cotton wool — noun a) raw fibers of cotton before being processed b) absorbent cotton for medical or cosmetic use etc …
54raw — adj. Raw is used with these nouns: ↑cabbage, ↑carrot, ↑chicken, ↑cotton, ↑data, ↑deal, ↑egg, ↑emotion, ↑energy, ↑fish, ↑flesh, ↑food, ↑ …
55cotton wool — cot′ton wool′ n. tex cotton in its raw state • Etymology: 1590–1600 …
56raw fibers — textile fibers, as cotton or wool, or textile filaments, as silk or nylon, that have received no manipulation or treatment. * * * …
57raw fibers — textile fibers, as cotton or wool, or textile filaments, as silk or nylon, that have received no manipulation or treatment …
58Lancashire Cotton Famine — An 1862 newspaper illustration showing people waiting in line for food and coal tickets at a district Provident Society office The Lancashire Cotton Famine, also known as The Cotton Famine or the Cotton Panic (1861–1865), was a depression in the… …
59A Cotton Office in New Orleans — Artist Edgar Degas Year 1873 Type oil on canvas Dimensions 73 cm × 92 cm (29 in × 36 in) Location …
60absorbent cotton — ☆ absorbent cotton n. raw cotton made absorbent by the removal of its wax: used for surgical dressings, etc …
