noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a silk/cotton/velvet etc dress
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Ellie chose a green silk dress.
cotton bud
cotton candy
cotton gin
cotton wool
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She put some disinfectant on a piece of cotton wool and dabbed it on her cheek.
cotton/silk/synthetic etc fabric
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printed cotton fabric
cotton/steel/paper etc mill
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an old Victorian cotton mill
cotton/woollen/silk etc cloth
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a dress of the finest silk cloth
leather/pleated/cotton etc skirt
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a green velvet skirt
mercerized cotton
the corn/cotton/wheat belt (= where corn/cotton etc is grown )
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Western Australia's wheat belt
woollen/cotton/nylon socks
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Cotton socks are better for your feet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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The idea of Jim Morrison in a pair of black cotton slacks doesn't quite have the same ring, does it?
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He wore a black cotton shirt, tan shorts, and no shoes.
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She straightened the long limbs and pressed the strands of black cotton she had used for hair more firmly into the scalp.
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With this criterion in mind she'd picked a neat black cotton dress, short-sleeved and V-necked.
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Soldiers had brought in a lean youth in black cotton pajamas who looked like any peasant.
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The photographs of black cotton pickers, including young children, are reminders of the harsh reality underlying the glory.
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She wore a black cotton frock with a very full skirt and frilly lace-edged petticoat underneath it, just showing.
blue
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I saw Peter wearing a pastel blue cotton sweater, sheer and delicate-a very fine sweater.
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Nora chose a blue cotton dress with lots of tiny buttons covered in maroon imitation silk.
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The cast is resting in a navy blue cotton sling.
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He selected a blue cotton shirt and a pair of light wool slacks for Mariana.
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The typical leisure wear at the ryokan is a blue and white cotton robe known as a yukata provided by the management.
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Laying one hand on the pale blue cotton lining of his sleeping-bag, she stroked it.
fine
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Most of his shirts were fine Sea-Island cotton .
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Designer ties and fine cotton or silk shirts complement the clothes, together with a full range of accessories including handmade Artioli shoes.
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Much more suitable is a fine cotton or cotton-and-polyester thread.
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By fine , I mean 30s cotton , fine as sewing cotton and indeed you can use sewing cotton if you wish.
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One arm disentangled itself from the covers, her fingers curling indolently into the fine cotton of the quilt.
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For summer, very fine cotton , called voile, is extremely pleasant.
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The sample of cloth you sent is fine cotton .
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She settled herself on the carpet and the fine cotton was stacked beside her.
light
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She had been wearing a light cotton shirt with a dark blue skirt.
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She was about fifty years old, with a moon face and pixie hairdo, wearing a light cotton kimono.
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Both are lighter than cotton but neither are as durable, nor as watertight.
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You are on a globe that looks like a crystal ball or a marble in a light bed of cotton wool.
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A light cotton jacket hung over the back of her chair.
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Musette Light cotton bag with a long strap, used for the food and drink handed up at feeding stations.
pure
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Printing on pure white cotton was disastrous.
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Also recently available from Madeira Threads is a fine, pure 100% cotton for crochet, lace and other croft work.
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Your sample is quite safe to use, being of pure cotton .
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A delectably cool camisole and a pair of pure , white cotton pants.
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B Pure cotton vests proved very popular last summer, so here they are again in a new range of seasonal shades.
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Now, the shirt comes in a choice of 30 colours, and is made from 12 miles of pure cotton .
raw
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Because raw cotton is an inflammable material, mills had to be made fireproof either in whole or inpart.
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Thus the raw materials of cotton and wool and the power of coal could be moved freely and cheaply.
red
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A red cotton T-shirt or running vest is available at a nominal charge of £1.00 together with sponsorship forms.
soft
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On the other hand, don't expect a nice, soft cotton feel.
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Clad in soft cotton kimonos and sandals, guests wander the flagstone walkways on their way to open-air hot tubs.
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Tomorrow he would tell his wife to put out a shirt of softer cotton .
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She wanted only soft , old cotton clothes.
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Smooth over lightly with a soft cotton cloth instead, applying even pressure, but not flattening patterns.
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Instead his mouth pressed against the soft cotton , tracing the outline of her body and making her shudder.
thin
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The very thin cotton called voile is excellent when pleated.
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They keep their legs slightly apart so as not ro bruise the boils under their too short dresses and thin cotton underpants.
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The thin cotton pyjamas could not conceal his aroused state.
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I prefer to make my own, using thin cotton string.
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His touch seemed to burn her through the thin cotton of her white blouse.
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The thin cotton of his pyjamas did nothing to cushion the discomfort of the wicker scraping his bony body.
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Her pyjamas are made of thin translucent cotton .
white
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Printing on pure white cotton was disastrous.
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Pure white cotton is, however, highly desirable for the evening.
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Jill Franklin wore a long white cotton dress with small roses in its pattern.
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D Mens t-shirt in white cotton jersey, generously cut and decorated with a primitive fish motif.
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Lisle probably. White cotton lisle.
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Meadow pipits, commonest of upland birds, negotiated undulating flight paths over white tufts of cotton grass.
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A white cotton Mondrian laundry bag will set a guest back $ 60.
■ NOUN
bud
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Use a cotton bud to blend the colours together, so there are no hard lines.
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Then smudge downwards towards the lashes, using a cotton bud or a small brush.
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Remove any blobs with a damp cotton bud .
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Use a cotton bud to carefully blend away edges into foundation so there is no hard edge.
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She licks the tip of a cotton bud and begins to comb her eyebrows.
candy
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Making more cotton candy requires buying a new, bigger machine.
cloth
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If you're feeling really adventurous try making your own flags using dowelling and cotton cloth or strong paper.
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Rub spots with an equal amount of toothpaste and baking soda on a damp cotton cloth .
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You need some tiny scraps of cotton cloth , some clean, firm glue and a small damp cloth.
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Smooth over lightly with a soft cotton cloth instead, applying even pressure, but not flattening patterns.
crop
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Sharaf Rashidov, the former party boss, would lie about the cotton crop year after year to ingratiate himself with Moscow.
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When the cotton crop failed or when prices dropped because it was too abundant, blacks almost literally starved.
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The impact of these problems on the cotton crop looks to be severe.
dress
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Ruth wore the pale lavender cotton dress which Mrs Carson had given her.
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I settle on a simple cotton dress , black, and a pair of dangling earrings.
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Jill Franklin wore a long white cotton dress with small roses in its pattern.
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She was wearing a pale green cotton dress .
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Maria was wearing a simple cotton dress and sandals.
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With this criterion in mind she'd picked a neat black cotton dress , short-sleeved and V-necked.
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The other girls are carrying purses and wearing seersucker and madras cotton blouses or printed cotton dresses and penny loafers.
fabric
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Folkweave A loosely-woven cotton fabric , using coarse yarn, often with stripes.
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Plain-weave polyester and cotton fabrics are also used as linings.
farmer
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For maximum effectiveness, weed killers and fertilizers should be applied now, says Glenn Hester, a Hidalgo County cotton farmer .
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In a typical year, Valley cotton farmers would be in the fields now, applying weed killer and preparing the land.
field
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The boll weevil infests cotton fields and millionaires go bankrupt.
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We were five miles out of Sabinal in the cotton fields and grape vineyards.
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These farm-worker children weed cotton fields , pick lettuce and cantaloupe and climb rickety ladders in cherry and apple orchards.
gin
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793..
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Eli Whitney, famous for the cotton gin , also developed mass production techniques for muskets.
goods
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Busy tourist shops sell quality leather goods , carpets and strikingly cheap cotton goods.
industry
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Preston's experience was in many ways typical of the other old market towns that had been overwhelmed by the cotton industry .
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Stimulated by technological progress, the cotton industry expanded more and more.
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During the boom which followed the end of World War I, Hooley became involved in trading shares in the cotton industry .
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The cotton industry was virtually destroyed in 1968 when the bollworm and tobacco budworm became resistant to all available insecticides.
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He came of a labouring family and he himself began work in the local cotton industry at the age of ten.
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In Lancashire the steam-powered cotton industry had created a form of society that was very different from anything that had gone before.
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It was based on numerous small workshops rather than upon the large factories that characterized the Lancashire cotton industry .
jacket
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A waxed cotton jacket , ideal for country walks and worth £47, will go to eight winners of our fourth prizes.
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The collar on my cotton jacket pulled at my throat, but I continued.
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A light cotton jacket hung over the back of her chair.
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I was leaning for concealment against a light pole, my cotton jacket crumpling the paper messages taped to its base.
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He was wearing a red ski balaclava, a dark cotton jacket and tracksuit bottoms.
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For waterproof clothing, when weight is not a problem, some people still like waxed cotton jackets .
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He also wore a khaki-green cotton jacket , brown jeans or chinos and trainers.
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I felt the cuffs of the cotton jackets hanging in the cupboard, smoothed the scrupulously scruffy trousers.
jersey
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D Mens t-shirt in white cotton jersey , generously cut and decorated with a primitive fish motif.
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Shorts from £7.95 Skirty shorts with a ribbed, elasticated waistband and hip pockets. 100% cotton jersey , machine washable.
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Linen/cotton mix jacket £66, cotton jersey t-shirt £26 and bleached white jeans £52.
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Top A neat fitting top with a flattering neckline and self-covered buttons down the front. 100% cotton jersey , machine washable.
mill
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The next stop was Bury in Lancashire, where home was a disused cotton mill .
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In California it was the cotton mill .
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Then came Mr Jedidiah Strutt, who built a cotton mill on the Derwent and shortly afterwards three more.
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The work of Wordsworth came into existence at the same time as the growing desperation in the cotton mills .
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They also destroyed roads, power lines, and sugar and cotton mills over a wide area.
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Ralph had no interest in business matters, which was evident at the cotton mill this morning.
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Before the coming of the cotton mill there were few opportunities for children to make a steady monetary contribution to family earnings.
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The ward hums the way I beard a cotton mill hum once when the football team played a high school in California.
sheet
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Trent didn't expect the twelve thicknesses of cotton sheet to last but each minute that they held would gain precious distance.
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She hung old cotton sheets around her Sunday dress, her pleated terylene skirt.
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The owners showed me the hotel rooms, which looked extremely pleasant and had pure cotton sheets .
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The bed was far too low for ease of nursing and so large that its cotton sheets didn't fit.
shirt
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She could still feel, from fingertip to elbow, the textures of cotton shirt , silk tie and tweed jacket.
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He wore a black cotton shirt , tan shorts, and no shoes.
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She had been wearing a light cotton shirt with a dark blue skirt.
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Palm trees sway on the backs of countless cotton shirts .
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There are several cotton shirts on the market which are practical yet stylish enough to wear in the city.
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At the front, inside the thick cotton shirt , was the flat protuberance of the packet.
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But there are no chinos, cotton shirts or Shetland sweaters here.
skirt
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When she came back, Alice had changed into a cotton skirt and a white blouse that was too small for her.
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I am wearing a full circle-cut cotton skirt , my first, which I have made in home economics class.
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She picked up a cotton skirt patterned with roses.
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She was wearing a white blouse, frilled with lace at collar and cuffs, and a long, mid-grey cotton skirt .
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She held a plump baby of about seven months on her hip, and a toddler clutched at her cotton skirt .
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She was wearing a long white cotton skirt , flat shoes, and hand-knit cotton top in pale pink.
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She slipped out of her cotton skirt and the enormously full paper nylon petticoat she wore beneath it.
wool
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You are on a globe that looks like a crystal ball or a marble in a light bed of cotton wool .
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It looked just like a sailor's hammock made out of toilet paper, cotton wool and string.
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Sometimes people would wince more from the coldness of the alcohol on the cotton wool than they would from the needle.
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My fingers seemed to be made of cotton wool .
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The silence was like wet cotton wool pressed into their ears.
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The ears can be made out of felt and a small tail can be made of cotton wool .
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She used to carry pads of cotton wool to dress the wounds from the chafing.
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Keep your toes apart with cotton wool , tissues or rubber toe-spacers.
■ VERB
grow
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Cotton Wool garden: Mustard and cress seeds grow readily on damp cotton wool.
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Its landowners use much of their subsidized water to grow subsidized cotton .
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More people began growing cotton and their plantations be-came bigger and bigger.
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The work of Wordsworth came into existence at the same time as the growing desperation in the cotton mills.
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He grew up picking cotton in the same fields at the age of eight.
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There was nothing inherently wrong with that idea, either-the bay and the Delta normally can use all the growing cotton .
pick
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Or we would go to the coast to pick cotton , which is really exhausting.
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As a result of this, more and more farmworkers were needed to plant and pick the cotton .
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She picked up a cotton skirt patterned with roses.
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He grew up picking cotton in the same fields at the age of eight.
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With this criterion in mind she'd picked a neat black cotton dress, short-sleeved and V-necked.
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But I knew nothing about picking cotton .
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Hundreds of thousands of peasants still plant and pick cotton on collective farms but no one pays their salaries anymore.
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So they were seen as machines to pick cotton and plow fields.
use
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If you're feeling really adventurous try making your own flags using dowelling and cotton cloth or strong paper.
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There was nothing inherently wrong with that idea, either-the bay and the Delta normally can use all the growing cotton .
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By fine, I mean 30s cotton , fine as sewing cotton and indeed you can use sewing cotton if you wish.
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You can use this appliqué cotton table linen year after year Full-length tablecloths always look sumptuous and extravagant.
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Then smudge downwards towards the lashes, using a cotton bud or a small brush.
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I prefer to make my own, using thin cotton string.
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To soften around the eyes, blend the edges of the eye shadow. Use a cotton wool bud for this.
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It is used on cotton , silk and man-made fabrics.
wear
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Ruth wore the pale lavender cotton dress which Mrs Carson had given her.
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I saw Peter wearing a pastel blue cotton sweater, sheer and delicate-a very fine sweater.
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He wore a loose cotton blouson buttoned at the waist over a blue tee-shirt and faded khaki slacks.
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Everyone else in the camp wore much-darned wool and cotton stockings.
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She had been wearing a light cotton shirt with a dark blue skirt.
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The assemblers actually wear white cotton gloves to protect the guitars before they are sealed in airtight bags, packed and shipped.
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Jill Franklin wore a long white cotton dress with small roses in its pattern.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
corn/wool/cotton etc exchange
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It's a long time since you could go to your local corn exchange and see international artists for ten bob.
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March cotton rose 2. 04 cents to 84. 50 cents a pound on the New York Cotton Exchange .
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Numerous former corn exchanges have been converted into shopping arcades accordingly.
cotton picker/fruit picker etc
wrap sb (up) in cotton wool
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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fields of cotton and corn
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The towels are 100% cotton .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A white cotton Mondrian laundry bag will set a guest back $ 60.
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And it was for cotton that the first real factories came into being.
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In addition, water-intensive crops such as rice should be abandoned in favour of wheat and cotton .
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The photographs of black cotton pickers, including young children, are reminders of the harsh reality underlying the glory.
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This enabled Whessoe to stamp its by now ubiquitously accepted name on the conduit that supplied vital water to the cotton city.
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We were five miles out of Sabinal in the cotton fields and grape vineyards.
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You're like a sea of cotton wool.