English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of cotton

cotton

/noun/ कपास; कॉटन; रूई; सूती कपड़ा; सूती धागा;

Synonym linseed; cotton wool;

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English Dictionary:

1. Cotton

[n.]

- 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.
- The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
- Cloth made of cotton.

2. Cotton

[v. i.]

- To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
- To go on prosperously; to succeed.
- To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with.
- To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.