Explore Cotton through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like yarn or thread. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cotton in a sentence
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Cotton meaning
- fibrous substance
- A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
Synonyms of Cotton
Cotton vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Cotton
- The main meaning on this page is: fibrous substance | A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium. | fibrous substance
- Useful related words include: cotton fiber, yarn, thread, bush.
- Possible Dutch translations are: katoen.
- In the example corpus, cotton often appears in combinations such as: the cotton, of cotton, cotton and.
Context around Cotton
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cotton
- In this selection, "cotton" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, eric, lewis, william, gin, fibers and farmers stand out and add context to how "cotton" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 100 organic cotton sateen which, 1810 citation cotton was a and cotton bowl. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cotton" sits close to words such as competitions, lisa and mm, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cotton
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cotton cycle with 2 kg load compared to LG Conventional Cotton cycle. (12 words)
Until mechanical cotton pickers were developed, cotton farmers needed additional labor to hand-pick cotton. (15 words)
The outside is made with 100% organic cotton sateen, which is more breathable than regular cotton. (16 words)
Those fluffed-out fibers also are what make flannel so warm and cozy to sleep on—the teased layers of cotton do a better job of retaining heat than other styles of cotton sheets, so you'll stay much warmer sleeping on these than other sheet styles. (47 words)
Cotton exports from the U.S. boomed after the cotton gin's appearance – from less than convert in 1793 to convert by 1810. citation Cotton was a staple that could be stored for long periods and shipped long distances, unlike most agricultural products. (43 words)
The great majority of cotton spinning took place in the towns of south Lancashire and north Cheshire, and Manchester was for a time the most productive centre of cotton processing, citation and later the world's largest marketplace for cotton goods. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Gail is survived by her loving brother Eric Cotton, and is predeceased by her siblings, Lewis Cotton, William Cotton, Rosealie Connors, Sherri Wiegers, Lucile Cotton, and Elizabeth Russell.
While cotton fibers occur naturally in colors of white, brown, pink and green, fears of contaminating the genetics of white cotton have led many cotton-growing locations to ban the growing of colored cotton varieties, which remain a specialty product.
A 15-member delegation from the Bangladesh Cotton Association is slated to visit ginning units in Khandesh — a major cotton belt for ginners in Maharashtra — next week to explore possibilities of cotton import from the state.
Currently, TJ Beall produces and supplies recycled cotton fibers, greige premium cotton fibers and an assortment of absorbent cotton raw materials.
Cotton exports from the U.S. boomed after the cotton gin's appearance – from less than convert in 1793 to convert by 1810. citation Cotton was a staple that could be stored for long periods and shipped long distances, unlike most agricultural products.
Cotton ready for shipment, Houston, Texas (postcard, circa 1911) Cotton modules in Australia (2007) Successful cultivation of cotton requires a long frost -free period, plenty of sunshine, and a moderate rainfall, usually from convert.
Lakwete, 182. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. citation.
The great majority of cotton spinning took place in the towns of south Lancashire and north Cheshire, and Manchester was for a time the most productive centre of cotton processing, citation and later the world's largest marketplace for cotton goods.
Until mechanical cotton pickers were developed, cotton farmers needed additional labor to hand-pick cotton.
While the use of linen has been shown in archaeological evidence, the use of cotton – and cotton-based canvas – is disputed since the access to large amounts of cotton cloth was not widely available in northern Europe at this time.
In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry.
Most days were filled with moaning from dope sickness or cotton fever, an illness that health experts say is characterized by the onset of a rapid fever immediately following the injection of drugs filtered through cotton.
Mr Simasiku says currently the CDT is collaborating with different organisations to spearhead the cotton improvement agenda in line with the government’s National Agricultural Policy to improve the lives of small holder cotton farmers.
The outside is made with 100% organic cotton sateen, which is more breathable than regular cotton.
This preference diverts attention and resources away from cotton production, leading to a decline in overall cotton output.
Those fluffed-out fibers also are what make flannel so warm and cozy to sleep on—the teased layers of cotton do a better job of retaining heat than other styles of cotton sheets, so you'll stay much warmer sleeping on these than other sheet styles.
A weaver from a young age, Sekar had worked his way through cotton, silk cotton and jute, and was ready to tread this unconventional and somewhat pitted path.
Cotton cycle with 2 kg load compared to LG Conventional Cotton cycle.
Currently, more than 96% of the area under cotton cultivation in India is occupied by Bt cotton.
Developed by Philfida, the genetically-engineered cotton was approved for commercial propagation by the Bureau of Plant Industry late last year after being found to increase cotton yield and being resistant to bollworm infestation.
Phrases with cotton
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with cotton
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the cotton 36×
- of cotton 31×
- cotton and 20×
- cotton was 13×
- cotton gin 13×
- and cotton 11×
- as cotton 7×
- cotton bowl 7×
- cotton is 6×
- with cotton 6×