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noun

  1. gossypium (Latin), cloth, cotton shrub, King Cotton*.

    Varieties of cotton include: long-staple, short-staple, upland, Sea Island, Barbadense (Latin), Nankin, Peruvian, Brazil, Bahia, Egyptian, Pima, kidney.

  2. Varieties of cloth made out of cotton include: lawn, batiste, chintz, organdy, dotted swiss, voile, cambric, calico, chambray, broadcloth, denim, lisle, ticking, net, muslin, crinoline, flannelette, gingham, jersey, piqué, eyelet batiste, monkscloth, poplin, velveteen, gabardine, crepe, twill, canvas, percale, balloon cloth, toweling, terry cloth, sailcloth, cheesecloth, shirting, theatrical gauze;

See cotton in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


verb
  1. (Informal)

    To live or act together in harmony:

    get along, get on, harmonize. Idiom: hit it off. See agree
  2. (Informal)

    To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:

    bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle. (Informal) apple-polish, brownnose. (Slang) suck up. Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots. See over

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