Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ball or small compact mass of cotton.
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Examples
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With its exfoliating, mottled bark and cotton-ball fruit, the plane is a ubiquitous presence in all five boroughs.
The Roman Roots of Gotham's London Plane Thomas J. Campanella 2011
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I really have no idea what she is talking about, so I just stare at her and watch her breath make small cotton-ball clouds in the freezing night air.
Milo Alan Silberberg 2010
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I really have no idea what she is talking about, so I just stare at her and watch her breath make small cotton-ball clouds in the freezing night air.
Milo Alan Silberberg 2010
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Look, Malia and Sasha made cotton-ball Santas for everyone!
Disgrasian: Done With the Holidays and Back to Work: Is Obama As Psyched As We Are? 2009
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A fresh gang of hatchery fish then takes their place at the cotton-ball buffet.
Field & Stream's John Merwin Explores the Lure Lab at Pure Fishing 2007
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Mr. Campbell, who years ago served as a Febreze spokesman when the products focused more on odor elimination for fabrics, says his cotton-ball experiment didn't work.
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"Trying to keep up morale, Mike, " Reno said through his cotton-ball beard.
Step on a Crack Patterson, James, 1947- 2007
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She also said her son's wart was gone after three days of having a Vivo-soaked cotton-ball bandaged to it!
Waters of Genesis 2006
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In the Abastos market, for a few pesos each, you'll find cardboard, wire and cotton-ball figures depicting nearly every walk of life.
Dia de los Muertos: the dead come to life in Mexican folk art 2003
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In the Abastos market, for a few pesos each, you'll find cardboard, wire and cotton-ball figures depicting nearly every walk of life.
Dia de los Muertos: the dead come to life in Mexican folk art 2003
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