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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]
Cotton batting
Cotton batting Cot"ton bat"ting
Cotton prepared in sheets or rolls for quilting,
upholstering, and similar purposes.
Cotton ratRat Rat, n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.
ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F.
rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.
Raccoon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of
the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that
infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,
or brown, rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced
into Anerica from the Old World.
2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,
used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their
natural hair. [Local, U.S.]
3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the
trades, one who works for lower wages than those
prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]
Note: ``It so chanced that, not long after the accession of
the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the
German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this
country (in some timber as is said); and being much
stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,
rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.
The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,
as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the
government of George the First, but has by degrees
obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any
sudden and mercenary change in politics.' --Lord
Mahon.
Bamboo rat (Zo["o]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus
Rhizomys.
Beaver rat, Coast rat. (Zo["o]l.) See under Beaver and
Coast.
Blind rat (Zo["o]l.), the mole rat.
Cotton rat (Zo["o]l.), a long-haired rat (Sigmodon
hispidus), native of the Southern United States and
Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious
to the crop.
Ground rat. See Ground Pig, under Ground.
Hedgehog rat. See under Hedgehog.
Kangaroo rat (Zo["o]l.), the potoroo.
Norway rat (Zo["o]l.), the common brown rat. See Rat.
Pouched rat. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) See Pocket Gopher, under Pocket.
(b) Any African rodent of the genus Cricetomys.
Rat Indians (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near
Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.
Rat mole. (Zo["o]l.) See Mole rat, under Mole.
Rat pit, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be
killed by a dog for sport.
Rat snake (Zo["o]l.), a large colubrine snake (Ptyas
mucosus) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters
dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.
Spiny rat (Zo["o]l.), any South America rodent of the genus
Echinomys.
To smell a rat. See under Smell.
Wood rat (Zo["o]l.), any American rat of the genus
Neotoma, especially N. Floridana, common in the
Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white. Cotton seed
Cotton seed Cotton seed, or, usually collectively, Cottonseed
Cot"ton*seed`, n.
The seed of the cotton plant.
Cotton State
Cotton State Cotton State
Alabama; -- a nickname.
Cotton velvetVelvet Vel"vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.
velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;
all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy
hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and
cf. Villous.]
1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.
Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton
or linen back.
2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops
and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid
growth.
Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.
Velvet cork, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,
and not woody or porous.
Velvet crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult
the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called
also lady crab, and velvet fiddler.
Velvet dock (Bot.), the common mullein.
Velvet duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia
fusca). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with
a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch
behind each eye.
(b) The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter.
Velvet flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under Love.
Velvet grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with
velvety stem and leaves; -- called also soft grass.
Velvet runner (Zo["o]l.), the water rail; -- so called from
its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]
Velvet scoter. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Velvet duck, above.
Velvet sponge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Sponge. Cottonary
Cottonary Cot"ton*a*ry (-?-r?), a.
Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony. [Obs.]
Cottonary and woolly pillows. --Sir T.
Browne.
Cottonous
Cottonous Cot"ton*ous (-?s), a.
Resembling cotton. [R.] --Evelyn.
Cottonseed
Cotton seed Cotton seed, or, usually collectively, Cottonseed
Cot"ton*seed`, n.
The seed of the cotton plant.
Cottonseed meal
Cottonseed meal Cottonseed meal
A meal made from hulled cotton seeds after the oil has been
expressed.
Cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil Cottonseed oil
A fixed, semidrying oil extracted from cottonseed. It is pale
yellow when pure (sp. gr., .92-.93). and is extensively used
in soap making, in cookery, and as an adulterant of other
oils.
CottonweedCottonweed Cot"ton*weed` (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)
See Cudweed. CottonwoodCottonwood Cot"ton*wood` (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the
seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P.
monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United
States. Cottony
Cottony Cot"ton*y (-?), a.
1. Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy;
nappy; woolly.
2. Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in
appearance or character; soft, like cotton.
Flax cottonFlax Flax, n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G.
flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L.
plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave, plait.
See Ply.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L.
usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a
foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the
bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen,
cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from
the seed.
2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken
and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
Earth flax (Min.), amianthus.
Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of
flax from the fibrous.
Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle.
Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in
bicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared
for bleaching and spinning like cotton. --Knight.
Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares
it for the spinner.
Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen
manufactured.
Flax puller, a machine for pulling flax plants in the
field.
Flax wench.
(a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.]
(b) A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.
Mountain flax (Min.), amianthus.
New Zealand flax (Bot.) See Flax-plant. GuncottonGuncotton Gun"cot`ton
See under Gun. Hottonia palustrisWater feather Wa"ter feath"er Water feather-foil Wa"ter
feath"er-foil` (Bot.)
The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy
American plant H. inflata. Hottonia palustrisFeather-foil Feath"er-foil`, n. [Feather + foil a leaf.]
(Bot.)
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely
divided leaves. Lavender cottonLavender Lav"en*der, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda
lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.
lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in
bathing and washing. See Lave. to wash, and cf.
Lavender.]
1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L.
vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil
used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L.
Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the
arts.
2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and
more delicate than lilac.
Lavender cotton (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub
(Santolina Cham[ae]cyparissus) of the Mediterranean
region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used
to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called ground
cypress.
Lavender water, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential
oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of
ambergris.
Sea lavender. (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary.
To lay in lavender.
(a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.
(b) To pawn. [Obs.] Mineral cottonMineral Min"er*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
Mineral acids (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric,
nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as
distinguished from the organic acids.
Mineral blue, the name usually given to azurite, when
reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.
Mineral candle, a candle made of paraffine.
Mineral caoutchouc, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of
bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness.
See Caoutchouc, and Elaterite.
Mineral chameleon (Chem.) See Chameleon mineral, under
Chameleon.
Mineral charcoal. See under Charcoal.
Mineral cotton. See Mineral wool (below).
Mineral green, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.
Mineral kingdom (Nat. Sci.), that one of the three grand
divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects,
as distinguished from plants or animals.
Mineral oil. See Naphtha, and Petroleum.
Mineral paint, a pigment made chiefly of some natural
mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.
Mineral patch. See Bitumen, and Asphalt.
Mineral right, the right of taking minerals from land.
Mineral salt (Chem.), a salt of a mineral acid.
Mineral tallow, a familiar name for hatchettite, from its
fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.
Mineral water. See under Water.
Mineral wax. See Ozocerite.
Mineral wool, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing
a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is
a poor conductor of heat. Molly cottontailMolly Mol"ly, n.
A pet or colloquial name for Mary.
Molly cottontail. (Zo["o]l.) See Cottontail.
Molly Maguire (m[.a]*gw[imac]r"); pl. Molly Maguires
(-gw[imac]rz).
(a) A member of a secret association formed among the
tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the
purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the
service of legal writs. Its members disguised themselves
in the dress of women.
(b) A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized
in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about
1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and
officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by
murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was
broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876. Paracentric mottonParacentric Par`a*cen"tric, Paracentrical Par`a*cen"tric*al,
a. [Pref. para- + centric, -ical: cf. F. paracentrique.]
Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a
center.
Paracentric curve (Math.), a curve having the property
that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body
descending along it, by the force of gravity, will
approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or center, by
equal distances in equal times; -- called also a
paracentric.
Paracentric motton or velocity, the motion or velocity of
a revolving body, as a planet, by which it approaches to,
or recedes from, the center, without reference to its
motion in space, or to its motion as reckoned in any other
direction. silkcotton treeBombax Bom"bax, n. [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a
tree of the genus Bombax.
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