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cottolin

cottolin noun: yarn or cloth consisting of blended cotton and linen.

Noun

cottolin (countable and uncountable, plural cottolins)

  1. Yarn or cloth consisting of blended cotton and linen.
    • If you'd like to use cottolin or linen for the pattern weft, choose one that's at least twice the thickness of the warp.2026, Rahul Kiran K., “Jeweled Beetle Runner”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 64

Forms of cottolin

pluralcottolins

Origin of cottolin

From cotton + lin(en).

Questions about cottolin

What does cottolin mean?
Cottolin means yarn or cloth consisting of blended cotton and linen.
What part of speech is cottolin?
Cottolin is a noun.
What is the plural of cottolin?
The plural of cottolin is cottolins.

Words near cottolin in the dictionary

  1. cottocomephorid
  2. cottocomephorids
  3. cottoid
  4. cottoids
  5. cottolene
  6. cottolin
  7. Cottom
  8. Cottoms
  9. cotton
  10. cotton and melon aphid
  11. cotton and melon aphids

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