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Igniting beneath the F-14, the missile speared forward into a crystal-blue sky, a cotton-white contrail streaming astern.

Countdown Douglass, Keith 1994

The calves were Herefords with cotton-white flashes on their heads.

Stallion Gate Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- 1986

The tiny creature seemed to be paralyzed by the glare and they almost ran it down before it tore away in sudden fright and its cotton-white tuft vanished in the long grass.

Every Man for Himself Hopkins Moorhouse

There was dignity in his bearing and beauty in his face, with its halo of cotton-white hair and beard, cut short and neatly parted in the middle of his chin.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

His face was extremely youthful, with fresh bright eyes as blue as that dear flower, the prairie blue-bonnet, and cotton-white hair.

My beloved South, Mrs. T. P. O 1914

The cotton-white cushion she wore under her tail twinkled ahead and was his guiding lantern, though it went out as soon as she stopped and sat on it.

Lobo, Rag and Vixen Being The Personal Histories Of Lobo, Redruff, Raggylug & Vixen Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

With his head of cotton-white and readily available zaniness, Dern could dish out the freaky hippie (now aging) that he’s been playing for years.

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Hubert Auerbach and Mr. Chrystie’s wife), and Edgar Beaver, whose hair, they say, turned cotton-white one winter afternoon for no good reason at all.

The Great Gatsby 2003

Here are two quick ways you can tell these snakes apart: (1) a cottonmouth beats a slow, dignified retreat, whereas a salt marsh snake really moves, and (2) when cornered, a cottonmouth opens its mouth wide and you’ll be able to see its cotton-white lining.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

Here are two quick ways you can tell these snakes apart: (1) a cottonmouth beats a slow, dignified retreat, whereas a salt marsh snake really moves, and (2) when cornered, a cottonmouth opens its mouth wide and you’ll be able to see its cotton-white lining.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989