SILK COTTON

Meaning of SILK COTTON in English

[silk cotton] n (1697): the silky or cottony covering of seeds of various silk-cotton trees; esp: kapok

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SILK COTTON — noun Date: 1697 the silky or cottony covering of seeds of various silk-cotton trees
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SILK COTTON — noun : a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of any of various trees of the family Bombacaceae ; especially : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILK COTTON — the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILK COTTON — silk-like fabric made from cotton fibers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILK COTTON — Date: 1697 : the silky or cottony covering of seeds of various silk-cotton trees ; especially : kapok
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILK COTTON — Function: noun Date: 1697 : the silky or cottony covering of seeds of various silk-cotton trees especially : KAPOK
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SILK COTTON — ■ noun another term for kapok .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SILK-COTTON — (ботаника) шерстяное дерево (Eriodendron) (ботаника) капок (Ceiba)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILK COTTON — (n) капок; шерстяное дерево
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SILK COTTON — сейба, шёлковый хлопчатник, хлопковое дерево (Seiba)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SILK COTTON — сейба, шёлковый хлопчатник, хлопковое дерево ( Seiba )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SILK-COTTON — (ботаника) шерстяное дерево (Eriodendron) (ботаника) капок (Ceiba)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILK — Animal fibre produced by certain insects as building material for cocoons and webs. In commercial use it refers almost entirely …
Английский словарь Британика
COTTON — I Seed-hair fibre of various plants of the genus Gossypium , in the mallow family , native to most subtropical …
Английский словарь Британика
SILK — I. ˈsilk, ˈsiu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English selk, silk, from Old English sioloc, seolc, probably of Baltic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COTTON — I. ˈkät ə n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coton, from Middle French, from Arabic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILK — — silklike , adj. /silk/ , n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COTTON — /kot"n/ , n. 1. a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILK — adj. resembling silk; pertaining to silk; made from silk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILK — n. fibers produced by silkworms; thread or fabric made from silk fibers; garment of silk; gown worn by a King's …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILK — I. ˈsilk noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English seolc, sioluc, probably ultimately from Greek sērikos silken …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COTTON — I. ˈkä-t ə n noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coton, from Anglo-French cotun, from Old Italian cotone, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILK — noun hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 2. silk ·noun that which resembles silk, as the …
Webster English vocab
COTTON — noun cloth made of cotton. 2. cotton ·noun the cotton plant. ·see cotten plant, below. 3. cotton ·vi to rise …
Webster English vocab
SILK — [silk] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE seolc, prob. ultim. fr. Gk serikos silken--more at sericeous] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COTTON — [cot.ton] n, often attrib [ME coton, fr. MF, fr. Ar qutun] (14c) 1 a: a soft usu. white fibrous substance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COTTON — seed-hair fibre of a variety of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the Malvaceae family and native to most …
Britannica English vocabulary
SILK — silk, Silk BrE AmE sɪlk ▷ silks sɪlks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COTTON — cotton, C~ BrE AmE ˈkɒt ə n AmE ˈkɑːt ə n ▷ cotton|s z ▶ ˌ cotton ˈ candy BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILK — / sɪlk; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] fine soft thread produced by silkworms 2. [ U ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COTTON — / ˈkɒtn; NAmE ˈkɑːtn/ noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a plant grown in warm countries for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILK — silk /sɪlk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: seolc ] 1 . [uncountable] a thin smooth soft …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COTTON — I. cot ‧ ton 1 W3 /ˈkɒtn $ ˈkɑːtn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILK — n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COTTON — n. & v. --n. 1 a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILK — n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COTTON — n. & v. n. 1 a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILK — n.1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by some …
Oxford English vocab
COTTON — n. & v. --n. 1. a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full …
Oxford English vocab
SILK — ( silks) Silk is a substance which is made into smooth fine cloth and sewing thread. You can also refer …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COTTON — ( cottons, cottoning, cottoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cotton is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COTTON — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cotton is a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SILK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a silk flower ▪ She wore a huge silk flower in her hair. a silk/cotton/velvet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COTTON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a silk/cotton/velvet etc dress ▪ Ellie chose a green silk dress. cotton bud cotton candy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILK — [noun] [U] - a delicate, soft cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms, or the thread itselfa silk dressa …
Cambridge English vocab
SILK — n. Animal fibre produced by certain insects as building material for cocoons and webs. In commercial use it refers almost …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COTTON — n. cotton bollworm Cotton Belt Cotton Club cotton gin Cotton John Cotton Sir Robert Bruce King Cotton Mather Cotton
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COTTON — n. Seed-hair fibre of various plants of the genus Gossypium , in the mallow family , native to most subtropical …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SILK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ delicate , fine , thin ▪ soft ▪ pure ▪ artificial ▪ rich ▪ a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COTTON — n [ U ] a type of cloth made from a plant and used for making clothes. In the 19th …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SILK — 1. сущ. 1) шелк soft as silk ≈ мягкий как шелк to trade in silk ≈ торговать шелком fine silk …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COTTON — I 1. сущ. 1) хлопок to spit cotton амер.; разг. ≈ томиться жаждой; перен. быть в ярости 2) хлопчатник Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILK — silk.ogg 1. sılk n 1. шёлк, шёлковая ткань ( тж. silk goods, silk fabrics) artificial silk - искусственный шёлк the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COTTON — cotton.ogg 1. ʹkɒtn n 1. 1> бот. хлопчатник ( Gossypium gen. ) 2> хлопок cotton in seed - неочищенный хлопок …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILK — 1) шёлк 2) шёлковая ситовая ткань 3) шёлковое сито 4) "шёлк" ( початка кукурузы ) • - carbon silk - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
COTTON — 1) хлопок || хлопковый 2) хлопчатобумажный 3) вата • - bolly cotton - dirty cotton - fine-stapled cotton - flax …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SILK — 1) шёлк 2) шёлковая ситовая ткань 3) шёлковое сито 4) "шёлк" (початка кукурузы) • - carbon silk - glass silk - grege silk - grenadine silk - mica silk - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
COTTON — 1) хлопок || хлопковый 2) хлопчатобумажный 3) вата • - bolly cotton - dirty cotton - fine-stapled cotton - flax cotton - ginned cotton - glass cotton - hand-picked cotton - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SILK — шелк, шелковый - reel silk - reel the silk - reeled-and-thrown silk - silk cloth - silk covering - spin silk - weight silk
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SILK — 1. sılk n 1. шёлк, шёлковая ткань ( тж. silk goods, silk fabrics) artificial silk - искусственный шёлк the picture …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COTTON — 1. ʹkɒtn n 1. 1> бот. хлопчатник ( Gossypium gen. ) 2> хлопок cotton in seed - неочищенный хлопок long-staple …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SILK — 1. sɪlk сущ. 1) шелк soft as silk — мягкий как шелк to trade in silk — торговать шелком fine …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COTTON — I ˈkɔt(ə)n 1. сущ. 1) хлопок to spit cotton амер. ; разг. — томиться жаждой; перен. быть в ярости 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SILK — 1. [©Ў®°] silk.wav сущ. 1) шелк soft as silk — мягкий как шелк to trade in silk — торговать шелком fine silk — тонкий шелк raw …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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