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Cotton Wool
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Cotton Wool
see synonyms of cotton woolnoun
1. Also called: purified cotton mainly British
bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
. Usual US term: absorbent cotton2.
cotton in the natural state
3. British informal
a.
a state of pampered comfort and protection
b.
(as modifier)
a cotton-wool existence
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Cotton Wool
see synonyms of cotton wool1.
raw cotton
2. US
cotton batting
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Cotton Wool
see synonyms of cotton wooln.
1. Cotton in its natural or raw state.
2. Chiefly British A cotton ball or a wad of cotton.
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