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cottony

[ kot-n-ee ]

adjective

  1. of or like cotton; soft.
  2. covered with a down or nap resembling cotton.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cottony1

First recorded in 1570–80; cotton + -y 1
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She is posing exuberantly, her arms up-flung, with a cloud of blonde hair and, affixed to her swimsuit, a cottony, torso-sized mushroom cloud.

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At one of Uganda’s Green Shops, a chain specializing in used clothes, apparel reseller Glen Kalungi shopped for items his customers might want: vintage pants for men and cottony tops for women.

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The depth of perspective in the canyon is astonishing, especially when cottony white clouds in a sapphire sky and pyramid-shaped peaks in the distance add an extra dimension to the tableau.

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These slow-moving pests are covered with a mealy wax and tend to cluster in large numbers to feed, appearing as cottony masses in leaf axils and other protected areas.

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This is for all you desert dwellers out there — an airy green shrub with bright yellow flowers that mature into cottony fluff balls.

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