plural
cottons
plural
cottons
Britannica Dictionary definition of COTTON
1
[noncount]
:
a soft, white material that grows on the seeds of a tall plant and that is used to make cloth
also
:
the plants on which this material grows
-
He grows cotton.
-
fields of cotton
2
[count, noncount]
:
cloth that is made of cotton
also
:
clothing that is made of this cloth
3
[noncount]
chiefly British
:
yarn that is made of cotton
— cotton
adjective
-
cotton fabrics/dresses
-
The dress is cotton.
2
cotton
/ˈkɑːtn̩/
verb
cottons;
cottoned;
cottoning
cottons;
cottoned;
cottoning
Britannica Dictionary definition of COTTON
cotton on
[phrasal verb]
informal
:
to begin to understand something
:
to catch on
—
often + to
cotton to
[phrasal verb]
cotton to (someone or something)
US, informal
:
to begin to like someone or something