·noun Cloth made of cotton.
II. Cotton ·noun The cotton plant. ·see Cotten plant, below.
III. Cotton ·vi To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
IV. Cotton ·vi To go on prosperously; to Succeed.
V. Cotton ·vi To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton;
— used with to.
VI. Cotton ·vi To Unite; to Agree; to make friends;
— usually followed by with.
VII. Cotton ·noun A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.