Cotton
Common family name
Cotton is a soft, fluffy fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, spun into thread and woven into fabric.
Cotton clothing is lightweight and breathable.
The plant itself and the resulting textile share the name: a field of cotton, a cotton shirt.
To cotton to something is to take a liking to it: I never cottoned to his way of doing things.
Woven or knit material
- threadFiber for stitching
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- softYielding to touch
- fluffySoft and light-textured
white · boll · lint · raw · natural · breathable · woven · textile
Grain-crushing facility
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
ginning · export · import · commodity · trade · processing · bale · futures
Ownership of people
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- SouthRegion with distinct identity
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
sharecropping · tenant farming · abolition · Civil War · trade · colonialism · exploitation · labor
Large-scale farming operation
- harvestGathering mature crops
- pickingAct of selecting
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- fieldArea of specialty
seed · gin · boll weevil · irrigation · cultivation · farming · acreage · yield
fabric
Woven or knit material
fluffy · white · boll · lint · raw · natural · breathable · woven · textile · absorbent
mill
Grain-crushing facility
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- spinningRevolving around an axis
weaving · ginning · export · import · commodity · trade · processing · bale · futures · market
slavery
Ownership of people
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- SouthRegion with distinct identity
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
plantation · sharecropping · tenant farming · abolition · Civil War · trade · colonialism · exploitation · labor · indigo
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
field · seed · gin · boll weevil · irrigation · cultivation · farming · acreage · yield · planting
t-shirt
Casual pullover garment
bedsheet · underwear · swab · gauze · bandage · ball · diaper · canvas · khaki · chambray
Egyptian
Relating to the pharaohs' land
fine · coarse · grade · blend · pure · hundred percent · brushed · sateen · percale · thread count
Cottonpolyester
Synthetic petroleum-based fabric
nylon · synthetic fiber · rayon · acrylic · spandex
- cotton candySpun sugar confection
- cotton ballFluffy absorbent fiber sphere
- cotton swabsFluffy-ended applicator sticks
- cotton reelCylinder holding sewing thread
- cotton millsPlants processing fiber into cloth
- cotton fieldsFarmland growing fiber crops