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cotton-candy

cotton-candy is the alternative spelling of cotton candy.

Meaning of cotton candy

Noun

cotton candy (usually uncountable, plural cotton candies)

  1. (Canada, US, usually) A confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.

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Questions about cotton-candy

What is cotton-candy the alternative spelling of?
Cotton-candy is the alternative spelling of cotton candy.

Words near cotton-candy in the dictionary

  1. cotton wool bud
  2. cotton wool buds
  3. cotton wools
  4. cotton worm
  5. cotton worms
  6. cotton-candy
  7. cotton-fish
  8. cotton-fishes
  9. cotton-headed
  10. cotton-headed ninny-muggins
  11. cotton-mouth

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