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1 ♦ cotton
♦ cotton /ˈkɒtn/n.1 [u] cotone4 [u] tessuto di cotone6 (al pl.) indumenti di cotone● (geogr., in USA) the Cotton Belt, la zona del cotone □ cotton boll, capsula del cotone □ cotton bud, batuffolo di ovatta ( per pulire le orecchie) □ cotton cake, pane di semi di cotone pressati ( per foraggio) □ ( USA) cotton candy, zucchero filato □ (fin.) the Cotton Exchange, la Borsa del cotone □ (ind. tess.) cotton gin, sgranatrice di cotone; ginnatrice □ cotton ginning, ginnatura □ (bot.) cotton grass ( Eriophorum), erioforo □ cotton mill, cotonificio □ cotton picker, raccoglitore di cotone; (agric.) raccoglitrice di cotone ( macchina) □ (fam. USA) cotton-picking, maledetto ( intensivo) □ cotton plush, felpa (o peluche) di cotone □ cotton press, pressaballe (di cotone) □ cotton print, cotone stampato ( tessuto) □ cotton reel, spoletta (o rocchetto) di filo di cotone □ cotton-spinner, operaio (o proprietario) di cotonificio □ cotton waste, cascame di cotone □ cotton wool, bambagia; cotone idrofilo □ (fig.) cotton-wool existence, una vita passata nella bambagia (fig.) □ cotton yarn, filato di cotone.(to) cotton /ˈkɔtn/v. i.(soltanto nei seguenti verbi frasali:) -
2 boll
[bəʊl]nome (of flax, cotton) capsula f.* * *boll /bəʊl/n.(bot.) capsula (spec. del cotone e del lino)* * *[bəʊl]nome (of flax, cotton) capsula f.
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cotton boll — noun The pod of the cotton plant • • • Main Entry: ↑cotton … Useful english dictionary
cotton boll — noun The round, fluffy clumps in which form cotton grows on a cotton plant … Wiktionary
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boll — O.E. bolla bowl, cup, pot, merged with M.Du. bolle round object, borrowed 13c., both from P.Gmc. *bul , from PIE *bhel (2) to blow, inflate, swell (see BOLE (Cf. bole)). Influenced in meaning by L. bulla bubble, ball, ultimately from the same PIE … Etymology dictionary
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cotton bur — noun : the dried cotton boll and attached pedicel of snapped or stripped cotton after the lint and seed are removed … Useful english dictionary
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