1. Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
   "The textile mill processes tons of cotton fibre daily";
   - cotton fiber [US], cotton wool [Brit, Cdn], cotton fibre [Brit, Cdn], absorbent cotton [N. Amer]
    
2. Fabric woven from cotton fibers
   "She preferred breathable cotton shirts for the hot summer weather"
    
3. Thread made of cotton fibers
   "The seamstress used fine cotton thread for delicate embroidery work"
    
4. Erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
   "The cotton plant's white bolls were ready for harvesting";
   - cotton plant

1. Take a liking to
   "cotton to something"

Derived forms: cottoned, cottoning, cottons

Type of: bush, cloth, fabric, like, material, plant fiber [US], plant fibre [Brit, Cdn], shrub, textile, thread, yarn

Part of: cushioning, genus Gossypium, Gossypium, padding

Encyclopedia: Cotton, Oliver