COTTON


Meaning of COTTON in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ 100% , pure

a pure ~ T-shirt

▪ light , thin

She was shivering in her thin ~ dress

▪ fine

▪ soft

▪ raw

▪ combed ( esp. AmE )

▪ natural , organic (both esp. AmE )

▪ plain

▪ printed

▪ mercerized

▪ sewing ( BrE )

… OF COTTON

▪ bale , bolt

VERB + COTTON

▪ grow

▪ pick

▪ plant

▪ wear

COTTON + NOUN

▪ fibre/fiber , thread , yarn ( AmE )

▪ ball ( esp. AmE ), bud ( BrE ), swab ( AmE ), wool ( BrE )

▪ field , plantation

▪ farmer

▪ picker

▪ industry

▪ mill

▪ gin

▪ cloth , fabric

▪ shirt , sock , sweater , etc.

▪ reel ( BrE )

▪ candy (= sticky threads of melted sugar) ( AmE )

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .