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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 stateplay

  Familiarity information: COTTON WOOL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COTTON WOOL (noun)


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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