Plural of cotton
regular plural
The plural of cotton is cottons.
Forms of cotton
| Singular | cotton /ˈkɒt.n̩/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cottons |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Cottons in a sentence
- The old man wore the simplest cottons, faded from long use and countless washings.1987 October, Galen Rowell, “Baltistan: The 20th Century Comes to Shangri-la”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 526
- Do not re-use needles; use fresh cottons each time.1989 February 12, “Safer Sex and Drug Use Guidelines”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 30, page 12
- "We used to wear daub-stick cottons when I was a girl, and we thought them pretty fine."1959, Children's Activities - Volume 25, page 9. From the entry splatterdash
- When you swap your winter woolies for the crocusy cottons of spring, treat your room to the same sort of seasonal freshening-up.1959 April, “Spruce up for spring: Give your room a bright new look for the season”, in Enid A. Haupt, editor, Seventeen, Philadelphia…. From the entry crocusy
Meaning of cotton
- noun A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
- noun Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.
- noun A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
Questions about the plural of cotton
- What is the plural of cotton?
- The plural of cotton is cottons.
- Is cotton countable?
- Cotton is a countable and uncountable noun.
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