cotton
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkɒt.ən/ us/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
棉，棉花
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and South Asia
a bale of cotton 一大包棉花
B1 棉线；棉布
thread or cloth made from the fibres of the cotton plant
a shirt made of pure cotton 纯棉衬衫
She looked pretty in a simple cotton dress. 她穿着朴素的棉布连衣裙，看上去很漂亮。
UK a reel of cotton (= thread) 一卷棉线
US or Indian English (UK cotton wool)（通常用于清洁皮肤的）药棉，脱脂棉
cotton in the form of a soft mass, usually used for cleaning your skin
cotton pads 化妆棉
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- 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.