Cotton Pure Cloth Noun ˈkɒtn ˈkɑːtn Age Worked

• from the age of six she worked in the fields, picking cotton.
• bales of cotton
• cotton fields/plantations/plants
• the sheets are 100 per cent pure cotton.

cotton

1. a plant grown in warm countries for the soft white hairs around its seeds that are used to make cloth and thread
• From the age of six she worked in the fields, picking cotton.
• bales of cotton
• cotton fields/plantations/plants
2. the cloth made from the cotton plant
• The sheets are 100 per cent pure cotton.
• a cotton shirt/skirt
• printed cotton cloth
• the cotton industry
• a cotton mill
• a pure cotton T-shirt
• shivering in her thin cotton nightdress
3. thread that is used for sewing
• sewing cotton
• a cotton reel
4. a soft mass of white material that is used for cleaning the skin or a wound
• Use a cotton ball to apply the lotion.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French coton, from Arabic quṭn.