cotton
verb
- take a fancy to
noun
- white fiber
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒt.n̩/ / [ˈkʰɒt.n̩] / /ˈkɑt.n̩/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), from Hebrew כֻּתֹּנֶת (kuttṓnĕṯ).
- Made of cotton.
name
Etymology: From Hebrew קָתָן (katan, “small”).
- A surname from Hebrew.
noun
Etymology: 1560s, either from Welsh cydun, cytun (“agree, coincide”) (cyduno, cytuno), from cyd, cyt + un (“one”), literally “to be at one with”, or by metaphor with the textile, as cotton blended well with other textiles, notably wool in hat-making.
- A liking.
verb
Etymology: 1560s, either from Welsh cydun, cytun (“agree, coincide”) (cyduno, cytuno), from cyd, cyt + un (“one”), literally “to be at one with”, or by metaphor with the textile, as cotton blended well with other textiles, notably wool in hat-making.
- To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
“What meanes this? doth he dote so much of this strange harlot indeed? now I perceiue how this geare cottens.”
“I want to tell you the Dukes, both mother and son, are cottoning to her fast enough.”