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cotton ['kɒtən]1 noun(a) (material, plant) coton m;∎ to pick cotton cueillir le coton;∎ put it with the rest of the cottons (garments made of cotton) mets-le avec le reste du (linge en) coton;∎ is this dress cotton? (made of cotton) cette robe est-elle en coton?►► American cotton batting bourre f de coton;Geography Cotton Belt = région du coton dans le sud des États-Unis;British cotton bud coton-tige ® m;Botany cotton bush cotonnier m;American cotton candy barbe f à papa;Technology cotton gin égreneuse f de coton;cotton grass linaigrette f, lin m des marais;cotton mill filature f de coton;cotton picker (person) cueilleur(euse) m,f de coton;cotton plant cotonnier m;the Cotton State = surnom donné à l'Alabama;American cotton swab coton-tige ® m;cotton waste (UNCOUNT) déchets mpl de coton;British cotton wool coton m hydrophile, ouate f;∎ familiar my legs feel like cotton wool j'ai les jambes en coton;∎ figurative to wrap sb in cotton wool être aux petits soins pour qn;∎ to bring a child up in cotton wool élever un enfant dans du coton;cotton wool balls boules fpl de coton;figurative cotton wool clouds nuages mpl cotonneux;cotton wool pads rondelles fpl de coton ou d'ouate;cotton wool swab coton-tige ® mfamiliar piger;∎ to cotton on to sth piger qch;∎ one of the first companies to cotton on to the advantages of the system l'une des premières sociétés à piger les avantages du système(a) (take a liking to → person) se prendre d'amitié pour□ ;∎ I didn't cotton to her at first ça n'a pas accroché avec elle au début∎ I don't cotton to that kind of behaviour je n'approuve pas ce genre de comportement□ -
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picker ['pɪkə(r)](of fruit, cotton etc) cueilleur(euse) m,f, ramasseur(euse) m,f;∎ grape-picker vendangeur(euse) m,f;∎ strawberry-picker cueilleur(euse) m,f de fraises;∎ mushroom-picker ramasseur(euse) m,f de champignons
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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