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COTTON WOOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cotton wool mean?
• COTTON WOOL (noun)
The noun COTTON WOOL has 1 sense:
1. soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Familiarity information: COTTON WOOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
cotton; cotton fiber; cotton wool
Hypernyms ("cotton wool" is a kind of...):
plant fiber; plant fibre (fiber derived from plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cotton wool"):
absorbent cotton (cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax)
long-staple cotton (cotton with relatively long fibers)
short-staple cotton (cotton with relatively short fibers)
Holonyms ("cotton wool" is a substance of...):
cotton (fabric woven from cotton fibers)
cushioning; padding (artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort)
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