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| adhesive tape |
a strip of cotton, plastic, or other tape coated with a sticky material on one side, used esp. for attaching bandages. |
| alpaca |
a fabric that closely resembles alpaca, but is made with synthetic or cotton fibers. [1/4 definitions] |
| balbriggan |
a knitted cotton cloth used in underwear, pajamas, and the like. |
| batting |
sheets of cotton or wool used in padding furniture and filling quilts. [1/2 definitions] |
| bengaline |
a heavy, corded fabric with crosswise ribs of coarse silk, wool, or synthetics, woven with wool or cotton. |
| black belt |
a region in the southeastern United States with a belt of rich black soil suited to growing cotton. [1/3 definitions] |
| boll |
the part of the cotton plant that holds the seeds. |
| boll weevil |
a small beetle with a gray body and a long snout. It lays eggs in the seed pods of the cotton plant where they hatch and cause much damage to crops. |
| broadcloth |
a fabric with a close weave and a soft finish, made of cotton, rayon, or silk and used for clothing. |
| buckram |
a stiff cotton fabric used esp. in the binding of books and in the lining of some clothes. [1/2 definitions] |
| bunting1 |
a light, loose wool or cotton fabric often used to make flags. [1/3 definitions] |
| bush jacket |
a hip-length coat made of cotton, usu. having several buttoned pockets and a belt. |
| calico |
a woven cotton cloth with a bright printed pattern. [1/3 definitions] |
| cambric |
a thin, white, closely woven fabric of cotton or linen. |
| candlewick |
of a fabric, having a design made of soft cotton tufting. [1/2 definitions] |
| candy floss |
(chiefly British) a candy consisting of melted sugar spun into a fluffy mass around a stick or paper cone; cotton candy. |
| canvas |
heavy, strong cloth made of cotton, linen, or hemp. [1/2 definitions] |
| card2 |
a mechanical device used for combing cotton, wool, or the like in order to remove the shortest fibers prior to spinning. [1/2 definitions] |
| cheesecloth |
a coarse, open-textured cloth of lightweight cotton, used for straining foods. |
| chino |
a rough, cotton fabric with a twill weave. [1/2 definitions] |
| chintz |
a printed cotton material, usu. shiny and brightly colored and used for curtains. |
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