cotton

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Cotton

cotton is on the Basic English 850 List.

cork - cotton - cough

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑt.n̩/ or [ˈkɑʔ.n̩]
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒt.n̩/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: cot‧ton

Noun

Singular cotton

Plural cottons

1. (uncountable) Cotton is a plant that produces a soft fiber also called cotton. This fiber is used to make fabric.

   My shirt is made of cotton.

Related words

• fabric
• fiber