cotton
UK: ˈkɒt(ə)n | US: ˈkɑːt(ə)n
n. 1. A soft, fluffy fiber obtained from the seeds of certain plants, used to make textiles.
n. 2. The tropical or subtropical plants of the genus Gossypium that produce this fiber.
n. 3. Fabric or thread made from cotton fibers.
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The word "cotton" traces back to the Arabic qutn or qutun, which referred to the plant or its fiber. It entered Old Italian as cotone and Old French as coton, later adopted into Middle English as cotoun. The morpheme cot likely derives from an earlier term for the plant's seed pod, while -ton may have been a suffix added during linguistic adaptation. The word's journey reflects the spread of cotton cultivation and trade from the Middle East to Europe.
She prefers cotton shirts because they are breathable in summer.
The fields were white with ripe cotton ready for harvest.
This dress is made of 100% organic cotton.
Cotton has been cultivated for over 5,000 years.
The thread snapped because it wasn’t pure cotton.