Definition of COTTON. Meaning of COTTON. Synonyms of COTTON

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Definition of COTTON

Cotton
Cotton Cot"ton, v. i. 1. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. [Obs.] It cottons well; it can not choose but bear A pretty nap. --Family of Love. 2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [Obs.] New, Hephestion, does not this matter cotton as I would? --Lyly. 3. To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with. [Colloq.] A quarrel will end in one of you being turned off, in which case it will not be easy to cotton with another. --Swift. Didst see, Frank, how the old goldsmith cottoned in with his beggarly companion? --Sir W. Scott. 4. To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to. [Slang]

Meaning of COTTON from wikipedia

- Cotton (from Arabic al-qutn) is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus...
- Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician, attorney, and former Army officer serving as the junior United States senator from...
- Will Cotton (born 1965 in Melrose, M****achusetts, U.S.) is an American painter. His work primarily features landscapes composed of sweets, often inhabited...
- Robert Cotton may refer to: Robert Cotton (MP, died 1559), MP for Leicester Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington (1571–1631), English antiquary...
- Cotton candy, also known as candy floss (candyfloss) and fairy floss, is a spun sugar confection that resembles cotton. It is made by heating and liquefying...
- The Cotton Club was a 20th-century nightclub in New York City. It was located on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue from 1923 to 1936, then briefly in the midtown...
- Fearne Wood (née Cotton; born 3 September 1981) is an English broadcaster and author. She began her career in the late 1990s as a children’s television...
- A cotton gin—meaning "cotton engine"—is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity...
- Cotton Bowl may refer to: Cotton Bowl classic, an annual college football post-season bowl game Cotton Bowl (stadium), American football stadium located...
- The Cotton Bowl classic (also known as the Cotton Bowl) is an American college football bowl game that has been held annually in the Dallas–Fort Worth...