Cotton Synonyms, Cotton Antonyms

cotton late 13c., from O.Fr. coton, ult. (via Prov., It., or O.Sp.) from Arabic qutn, perhaps of Egyptian origin. Philip Miller of the Chelsea Physic Garden sent the first cotton seeds to American colony of Georgia in 1732. Cotton-picking was first recorded in a Bugs Bunny cartoon, but the noun meaning "contemptible person" dates to around 1919, probably with racist overtones that have faded over the years. Cotton gin is recorded from 1794.

Example Sentences for cotton

Then wet a piece of thin cotton string and drag it through the bowl.

Use plastic cleaner or dish soap with cotton towels to clean frame top as needed.

Following the package instructions, apply the iron-on adhesive to the back side of the yellow cotton.

But neighbors still don't cotton to the idea of dead bodies lying around, some buried and some left in the open.