cotton fiber
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈkɑtən ˈfaɪbər/
- US
:
fibra de algodón
- The teacher explained how cotton fiber is harvested from the cotton plant for textile production.
Examples
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For her sewing project, she chose high-quality cotton fiber to make a warm blanket.
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Prior to the gin's introduction, cotton fiber could only be separated from the sticky, embedded seeds by a manual operation.
Academic text (2009) -
I found a small persistence of white cotton fibers.
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Five million bales of top-grade cotton fiber.
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The basic raw material for Madras shirts is fabric that is woven from cotton fiber.
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A second drum, rotating faster than the first and carrying brushes, served to dislodge the cotton fibers from the first.
Academic text (2009) -
After being pulled through it by the toothed cylinder, the separated cotton fibers emerged at the left and the seeds were collected in a hopper at the right.
Academic text (2009) -
The gin itself comprised a rotating drum with wire hooks or ratchet-like teeth that pulled cotton fibers between the teeth of a comb.
Academic text (2009) -
Plant physiologist Judith M. Bradow's specialty is scrutinizing the properties that make cotton fiber the prized commodity it is today.
Academic text (2000) -
The soft, silky cotton fiber is used to create comfortable clothing.
Synonyms
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1.0
The soft white material from the plant used to make fabric and thread
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3.5
Cotton grown in Egypt with long fibers that is very soft, strong, and long-lasting
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1.4
Soft, fluffy fibers used for cleaning, medical care, or cosmetic use
A cotton plant that makes very long, soft fibers grown on coastal islands
A type of cotton with long fibers that is soft and strong for high-quality clothes and sheets
Cotton with long soft fibers grown in Peru and used for soft, strong clothes
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Morphology
The noun phrase 'cotton fiber' is fully compositional: it denotes a fiber made from or consisting of cotton. Both constituents are concrete, high-frequency nouns and their combination follows regular compounding patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows 'cotton' and 'fiber' will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cotton fiber names the soft, thread-like parts that grow on the cotton plant and are called fiber. These 'threads' are used to make 'cloth', so the phrase means the plant's soft material for making clothes.