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cotton

English → English

noun//ˈkɑtn//

A soft, fluffy material that grows around the seeds of a plant, used to make cloth.

My shirt is made of cotton.

(English) The material of my shirt is cotton.

verb//ˈkɑtn//

To begin to like or understand someone or something.

She didn't cotton to the new rules.

(English) She did not like or accept the new rules.

Entry ID: en:en:cotton · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary