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noun
- cotton (cotton, cotton wool)
- cotton fabric
- cotton growing
- chintz
Plural number: cottons.
adjective
- cotton (cotton, wadded)
- cotton gin
Phrases
Egyptian cotton
Egyptian cotton
absorbent cotton
absorbent cotton wool
red cotton
red chintz
cotton fiber
cotton fiber
cotton clothes
cotton clothing
cotton balls
cotton balls
cotton factory
cotton gin
Offers
Tom ate too much cotton candy.
Tom ate too much cotton candy.
Cotton absorbs water.
Cotton absorbs water.
Corduroy is a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs.
Corduroy is a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs.
I bought some cotton candy for Tom.
I bought Tom some cotton candy.
I bought two cotton Shirts.
I bought two cotton shirts.
His skin smelled like cotton candy.
His skin smelled like cotton candy.
We will crop the field with cotton this year.
This year we will sow the field with cotton.
I clean my ears using cotton swabs.
I clean my ears with cotton swabs.
The factory produces cotton goods.
This factory produces cotton goods.
He's wearing a white cotton shirt.
He is wearing a white cotton shirt.
Today, cotton is considered one of the most important raw materials in the textile industry. In the global industry, its percentage relative to other raw materials is more than 50%.
The oldest beautiful fabric
Cotton, or cotton fabric, is one of the most popular fabrics around the world today. Its name comes from the Arabic word qutun, which means “beautiful and unique fabric.” Cotton is one of the most ancient fibrous plants on the globe used by humans. Many fabrics found by archaeologists during excavations of ancient civilizations were cotton. During excavations in the city of Mohenjo Daro, archaeologists discovered cotton that is at least 5,000 years old. In the Middle Ages, cotton fabric was also popular, but only among the rich segments of the European population, as it had a fairly high cost.
Advantages and disadvantages of cotton fabric
Cotton is a fabric that is characterized by inelasticity, gets dirty easily, but is also easy to wash, however, there is a danger that after the first washing procedure things may shrink. It is quite easy to paint. Cotton has excellent thermal conductivity. Items made from this fabric should be ironed using steam or slightly damp. This is due to the fact that cotton is destroyed due to exposure to high temperatures.
Cotton fabrics do not like light. When exposed to ultraviolet radiation, they become yellow and less durable. Unlike wool, cotton is not a favorite delicacy for moths, since the body of this insect cannot digest it.
The worst enemy of cotton fabrics is citric acid, which can destroy them quite quickly. But cotton tolerates strong alkalis and some other acids quite steadfastly.
Cotton is a fabric that is quite pleasant to the touch and comfortable to wear. All over the world, natural cotton is valued for the fact that the body can breathe freely in it.
Cotton (fabric): description
Cotton fabrics include warm flannel and exquisite corduroy, simple chintz and respectable cambric. Therefore, cotton is a fabric that, thanks to its variability and diversity, is almost impossible to describe. Today, the most valuable and highest quality cotton fabric is considered to be cotton, which is made from the longest cotton fibers. The best types of raw materials for its production are considered to be American and Egyptian. Cotton is an all-season fabric. It is used to make shirts and nightgowns, underwear, trousers and much more.
Varieties of cotton
Depending on the processing method, the methods of weaving the fabrics and the density of their weave, and the combination with other materials, many types of cotton are distinguished: stretch cotton, polished cotton, supercotton, mercerized cotton and others.
Satin fabric with a natural base is called satin-cotton. Its back side is a thin natural base, and the front side is ordinary satin.
Stretch cotton is a cotton fabric with or without a pattern. Stretch cotton fabric is characterized by many bright colors. The advantage of this material is its fairly high content of natural fibers. Due to this, this fabric has excellent hygienic properties and practicality. Clothes made from stretch cotton are comfortable to wear and have good thermal conductivity.
Supercotton is characterized by a high density of thread weaving, due to which it has higher strength characteristics compared to others. That is why bed linen is often made from it.
Mercerized cotton is a cotton fabric that is kept in a special concentrated soda solution under tension. The main goal of this procedure is to achieve high strength characteristics, increase density and indelible shine. Also, the coloring process becomes easier.
Polished cotton
Cotton memory fabric is widely used due to its successful combination with synthetic thread. It is called polished due to its smooth front side. The advantages of this material include the fact that it perfectly allows air to pass through, thereby allowing the surface of the body to breathe freely, absorbs moisture well, and is easy to wear and care for. Polished cotton has no analogues. It is virtually washable and dries fairly quickly. The material is very pleasant to the touch, and clothes made from it look luxurious, graceful, expensive and elegant. It is mainly used to make trousers, shorts, skirts, and dresses. It is also suitable for finishing.
Cotton is a fairly practical and hypoallergenic material, from which almost all things for children are sewn. Cotton clothing today is a smart choice for people who value their own health and comfort.
English-Russian translation COTTON
transcription, transcription: [ˈkɔtn]
1) cotton to spit cotton American; decomposition ≈ thirsty; trans. be furious
2) cotton plant Syn: cotton-plant
3) cotton thread Syn: sewing-cotton, cotton thread
4) cotton fabric; pl. cotton clothing
5) cotton wool (also: cotton wool)
1) cotton cotton crop ≈ cotton harvest cotton manufacture ≈ cotton production
2) cotton, made from cotton II Ch.
1) plug with cotton All the interstices cottoned up. ≈ All cracks are plugged with cotton wool.
2) to get along, get along, suit each other (together, with) to cotton to people easily ≈ get along well with people All I ask is that I may be able to cotton with the man she"s set her heart on. ≈ All that what I want is to get along with the person she chose. Syn: get on, harmonize, agree
3) to fall in love, to become attached (to) ∙ cotton on cotton to cotton up
(botany) cotton plant; cotton - * in seed unrefined cotton - long-staple * long-staple cotton wadding cotton paper paper fabric pl clothing made from paper fabric paper thread; cotton yarn (botany) drooping, fluff, hairiness (slang) benzedrine (inhaled from cotton wool) cotton - * oil cotton oil cotton - * manufacture cotton production - * yarn cotton yarn - * goods cotton goods (colloquial) (with, together) get along , get along - gradually all *ed together and plunged into conversation gradually the awkwardness disappeared, and a casual conversation began to agree, harmonize (to) become attached, fall in love; become addicted - I *ed to him at once I immediately felt sympathy for him - I don"t * to him at all I don’t like him at all - he rather *s to the idea he really likes this idea
cotton wool (also: cotton wool) ~ thread; a needle and cotton needle and thread ~ pl clothes made of paper fabric ~ to love, become attached (to); I don"t cotton to him at all I don’t like him at all ~ agree; get along (together, with) ~ cotton ~ cotton; cotton plant ~ cotton paper; paper fabric ~ cotton
~ on coll. understand ~ on make friends (to - with)
~ up (to) try to win over
~ to fall in love, become attached (to); I don"t cotton to him at all, I don’t like him at all
~ thread; a needle and cotton
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Britannica English vocabulary - COTTON - cotton, C~ BrE AmE ˈkɒt ə n AmE ˈkɑːt ə n ▷ cotton|s z ˌ cotton ˈ candy BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary - COTTON - / ˈkɒtn; NAmE ˈkɑːtn/ noun, verb ■ noun [U] 1. a plant grown in warm countries for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - COTTON - I. cot ‧ ton 1 W3 /ˈkɒtn $ ˈkɑːtn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French…
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - COTTON - n. & v. --n. 1 a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full...
English Basic Spoken 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 - COTTON - n. & v. --n. 1. a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full...
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary - COTTON - n. cotton bollworm Cotton Belt Cotton Club cotton gin Cotton John Cotton Sir Robert Bruce King Cotton Mather Cotton
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - COTTON — n [ U ] a type of cloth made from a plant and used for making clothes. In the 19th…
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Webster English Dictionary - COTTON - (v. i.) To unite; to agree; to make friends; --usually followed by with.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary - COTTON - (v. i.) To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary - COTTON - (v. i.) To go on prosperously; to succeed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary - COTTON - (n.) The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
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