white cotton

collocation in English

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white
adjective
uk
/waɪt/us
/waɪt/
of a colour like that of snow, milk, ...
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cotton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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(Definition ofwhiteandcottonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The younger woman on the right wears a plainwhitecottonsari over a pink bodice.
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It usedwhitecottonthread onwhitecottonfabric, and predominantly floral motifs.
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I always lovewhitecottonshirts.
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Some elderly men in remote communities wearwhitecottonshirts.
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They were insulated bywhitecottondrapes bordered in blue.
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A lightweightwhitecottonuniform was used for fatigue duties and tropical wear.
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The plant is covered in masses ofwhitecotton-candy-like wool.
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They havewhitecottongloves, but these are invariably carried and not worn.
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Both the parts are joined together by a paste and then stitched bywhitecottonthreads.
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The seeds within are globular and are covered in longwhitecotton.
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For walking, they worewhitecottonor silk socks accompanied by tailored shoes, sandals or slippers.
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Awhitecottoncover, originally only used on the yurts of nobles, has become commonplace.
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Their outfits consist ofwhitecottonshirts, trousers and woven straw hat.
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A thinwhitecottonlining is found in the interior shoulder area.
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In summer, they would wearwhitecottoninstead of woollen trousers.
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Novices wearwhitecottonhabit with a girdle and white saris without the three blue stripes.
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A white suede golf jacket she designed had a knittedwhitecottonyoke.
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At the turn of the century it had more cotton looms which wove straightwhitecottonthan there were in any other town in the world.
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For daily wear, "thobs" were often made ofwhitecottonor linen, with a preference for winged sleeves.
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The traditional dress is made out of red andwhitecottonplaid, maroon and white plaid, or madras.
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This is still grown and used but it has been replaced in many works bywhitecotton.
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Whitecottonis increasingly used but the most traditional variety is called coyuche which is naturally brown.
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