- (v.i.) To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with.
- (v.i.) To go on prosperously; to succeed.
- (n.) The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
- (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.
- (v.i.) To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
- (v.i.) To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.
- (n.) Cloth made of cotton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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