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Meanings of cotton wool in English

Portuguese
algodao
Catalan
cotó
Spanish
gossypium
Wikidata

Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.

        algodao
        Russian
        ватина
        Catalan
        llana de cotó
        Wikidata

        Cotton fibres refined into a fluffy absorbant.

              ватина
              Usage of cotton wool in English
              1
              The white resembled tiny dabs of cotton wool stuck on the tape.
              The Mountains
              2
              Susan got up and took the cotton wool out of her ears.
              Anne's House of Dreams
              3
              Remnants of clouds cling to the horizon like fluffs of cotton wool.
              Glimpses of Bengal / Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindrana...
              4
              Dr. Redstone carried in his hand a little pad of cotton wool.
              The Yellow Streak
              5
              They look like slabs of cotton wool against the brazen blue sky.
              With Botha in the Field
              6
              The common native method is to attach a fluff of cotton wool.
              Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
              7
              Adam lifted the cotton wool to check whether the bleeding had stopped.
              The Slab
              8
              Gautreau's head was swathed with cotton wool and he left the ward.
              The New Book of Martyrs
              9
              Oat, blueberry and walnut muffins Some shop-bought muffins are like cotton wool.
              The Guardian
              10
              Shall I not at once send up some sheets and cotton wool?
              Mountain Moggy: The Stoning of the Witch
              11
              Smith produced a cigar-box; in it was the hand wrapped in cotton wool.
              Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales
              12
              Believe me, the War Office will keep me wrapped up in cotton wool.
              Jewels
              13
              These I carefully packed in cotton wool and kept safe from the frost.
              By Canoe and Dog Train Among The Cree and Salteaux Indians
              14
              He wrapped it carefully in cotton wool for the return journey to Odessa.
              The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: A Personal Vie...
              15
              I used cotton wool and bleach and have attached photos of the results.
              News.com.au
              16
              The dagger itself is encased in this cotton wool to avoid any rattling.
              The Evil Shepherd
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              Translations for cotton wool
              Portuguese
              algodaoalgodão
              Cotton wool through the time
              Cotton wool across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common