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1. cotton-seed_tree
noun. a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts.
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Rhymes with Silk Cotton
- mcnaughton
- macnaughton
- broughton
- braughton
- watton
- naughton
- lawton
- laughton
- houghton
- haughton
- gotten
- doughten
- daughton
- boughten
- auton
4. cotton
noun. ['ˈkɑːtən, ˈkɔtən'] soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.
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Etymology
- cotoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cotun (Anglo-Norman)
5. cotton
noun. ['ˈkɑːtən, ˈkɔtən'] fabric woven from cotton fibers.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- cotoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cotun (Anglo-Norman)
6. cotton
noun. ['ˈkɑːtən, ˈkɔtən'] thread made of cotton fibers.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- cotoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cotun (Anglo-Norman)
7. cotton
noun. ['ˈkɑːtən, ˈkɔtən'] erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers.
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Etymology
- cotoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cotun (Anglo-Norman)
8. cotton
verb. ['ˈkɑːtən, ˈkɔtən'] take a liking to.
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Etymology
- cotoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cotun (Anglo-Norman)
9. silk
noun. ['ˈsɪlk'] a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae.
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Etymology
- sioloc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. silk
noun. ['ˈsɪlk'] animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders.
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- sioloc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Sentences with silk-cotton
1. Noun Phrase
The showy, red flowers of the Bombax ceiba or red silk cotton tree form a spectacular natural show, usually around February when they bloom continuously for the better part of a month.
2. Noun Phrase
The red silk cotton tree has several common names, including bombax, kapok, red cotton tree and silk cotton.