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- noun Plural form of
cotton .
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Examples
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That is one reason Victorians had white umbrellas and hats and wore thin cottons in the summer.
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(_Rhus coriaria_), native of the South of Europe, but which is also grown in Syria and Palestine, for its powerful astringent properties, which renders it valuable for tanning light-colored leather, and it imparts a beautiful bright yellow dye to cottons, which is rendered permanent by proper mordants.
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Also, look on the back where is says: SUGGESTED FABRICS and if it says "cottons" anywhere, you can usually make something with very little problems.
Blue Dress Painting 2009
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Also, look on the back where is says: SUGGESTED FABRICS and if it says "cottons" anywhere, you can usually make something with very little problems.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Youwill do better sewing wovens, such as cottons, if you are not a sewer.
Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine 2009
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Some cottons are treated to be less wrinkly; also read on the pattern back and make sure it says "cottons" so that you don't end up with a pattern that was cut only for stretch fabrics.
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I actually got little tommy's remark. after about five minutes of total puzzlement. good luck to the rest of you! contemplating it while in a front loading dryer on "cottons" helps!
Agatha Christie Banned in Ohio Bill Crider 2007
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A character named Simeon Dubious attempts to pass off uncurrent bills by purchasing some "cottons" for $500 and then selling them at auction with the hopes of getting paid an equal amount or more in specie.
Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840 2006
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I used all natural silks and cottons, hand-pleated and dyed to pale apricots, creams, peaches, yellows and pinky terracottas, with lots of handmade gold jewelry.
41 High Resolution Photos from Clash of the Titans | /Film 2010
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Sitting at a computer all day is ideal for comfortable, funky, cottons and sweats.
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