cotton

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

cotton UK [ˈkɒt. ə n] US [ˈkɑː.t ̬ ə n] noun uncountable
1. <I > the threads which grow around the seeds of a tall plant which is grown especially in the US, China and South Asia
• a bale of cotton
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Textiles made from natural fibres
2. <I > thread or cloth made from the fibres of the cotton plant
• a shirt made of pure cotton
• She looked pretty in a simple cotton dress.
• UK a reel of cotton (= thread)
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Textiles made from natural fibres
3. US for cotton wool
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Toiletry and perfumes ↑Medical dressings, supports and devices
 
• Natural fibres such as cotton tend to be cooler.
• A sweater knitted in pure cotton hasn't much give.
• He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt.
• Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States.
• The final stage of the production of cotton is when it is spun into thread.
Derived: cottony
 
verb
Phrasal Verb: cotton on

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cotton plant, cotton fiber, cotton wool