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thethreadsthatgrowaround theseedsof atallplantgrownespeciallyin the US,China, andSouthAsia: 棉,棉花Australian Scenics/Photolibrary/GettyImages B1threadorclothmade from thefibresof the cottonplant: 棉线;棉布 ashirtmade ofpurecotton纯棉衬衫 Shelookedprettyin asimplecottondress.她穿着朴素的棉布连衣裙,看上去很漂亮。 UKareelof cotton(=thread)一卷棉线 Grove Pashley/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages USorIndian English(UKcotton wool)cotton in theformof asoftmass, usually used forcleaningyourskin: (通常用于清洁皮肤的)药棉,脱脂棉 dorioconnell/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages - Naturalfibressuch as cottontendto becooler.
- Asweaterknittedinpurecotton hasn't much give .
- Heshiveredwithcoldin histhincottonshirt.
- Blackslavesused toworkon the cottonplantationsof thesouthernUnitedStates.
- Thefinalstageof theproductionof cotton is when it isspunintothread.
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See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Toiletry & perfumes Medical dressings, supports & devices (Definition ofcottonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)cotton| American Dictionarythreadorclothmade from thefibersurroundingtheseedsof atallplant, or thesefibersthemselves: (Definition ofcottonfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)Examplesofcottoncotton Thecotton-manufacturing industry fulfilled different roles in each town, and consequently had a different impact on each political environment.From theCambridge English Corpus Future roles of for mal and far mer breeders in the participatorycottonbreeding program.From theCambridge English Corpus Imports of rawcottononly gradually took up the slack-and then only in quite erratic fashion.From theCambridge English Corpus Cotton, wheat, and tobacco farmers confronted an uncertain economic environment and were willing to accept restrictions on production in exchange for high, guaranteed prices.From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, they may have been used to spin the same types of material, likecotton, as the bead-shaped whorls, although, perhaps, with a looser twist.From theCambridge English Corpus However, it is less likely to benefit crops such as sunflower andcottonthat have been shown to be as attractive to ovipositing females.From theCambridge English Corpus Positive significant shares of soybeans, sugarcane, tobacco,cotton, and fruits18 suggest higher pesticide usage on most of the major cash crops for export.From theCambridge English Corpus Export crops arecotton, sisal, coffee, tea, tobacco, and pyrethrum.From theCambridge English Corpus The most important genetically engineered crops that have been introduced contained genes encoding insect resistance and herbicide tolerance; they were soybean, maize,cottonand canola.From theCambridge English Corpus Part of thecottoncloth consisted of fine muslin, which earned high piece rates around that time.From theCambridge English Corpus Men were responsible for agricultural production includingcotton, and women assisted in planting and harvesting.From theCambridge English Corpus Household 1 women evidently made their owncottonthread and may also have exchanged some of that thread for items from other households.From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, the interviewers were trained for 2 days and conducted a pilot study on threecottonproducers who were not included in the sample.From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast to thecottonand maize producers, the millet producers are evenly distributed between districts.From theCambridge English Corpus Cottonproducers and private industries are in conflict for the global sector's profit repartition.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithcottoncottonThese are words often used in combination withcotton. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. cotton belt For example, significant fractions of the electorate in the southerncottonbeltsupported tariff protection in areas that could only have been harmed by trade barriers on manufactured goods. From theCambridge English Corpus cotton boll Low light intensity andcottonbollshedding. From theCambridge English Corpus cotton cloth Forcottoncloth, we combined two approaches to get the terminal year forecast. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/cotton## |