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♦ 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:)
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Cotton picker — at work The mechanical cotton picker is a machine that automates cotton harvesting in a way that reduces harvest time and maximizes efficiency. Contents … Wikipedia
cotton picker — noun : a machine for gathering the ripe lint and seed of cotton from the standing stalk * * * a machine for removing the ripe cotton fiber from the standing plant. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * cotton picker, 1. a machine that picks ripe cotton in the… … Useful english dictionary
cotton picker — /ˈkɒtn pɪkə/ (say kotn pikuh) noun a machine for removing ripe cotton bolls from the standing plant. –cotton picking, noun …
cotton picker — a machine for removing the ripe cotton fiber from the standing plant. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
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picker — UK US /ˈpɪkər/ noun [C] US ► COMMERCE a person whose job is to choose items that have been ordered by a customer: »Because everything has to be scanned in, the picker cannot accidentally select the wrong product. ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a person… … Financial and business terms
Picker — Pick er, n. [From {Pick}.] 1. One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker. Pickers and stealers. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A machine for picking… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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picker — [[t]pɪ̱kə(r)[/t]] pickers N COUNT: usu supp N A fruit picker or cotton picker, for example, is a person who picks fruit or cotton, usually for money … English dictionary
picker — pick|er [ˈpıkə US ər] n cotton picker/fruit picker etc a person or machine that picks fruit or vegetables … Dictionary of contemporary English