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The expression 'bought cotton' means 'doing nothing'. This expression is most famously used by Jem, a character in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
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What is the meaning of the word damp cotton?
Wet cotton
Is cotton an adjective?
No, the word cotton is a noun, a common, concrete, uncountable noun as a word for a plant grown in warm regions that has white fibers used for making cotton cloth; an uncountable, material noun as a word for cloth made from the white fibers of a plant; a countable noun for articles of clothing made from cotton fiber.The word cotton is also an informal verb meaning to begin to understand, to begin to like someone or something.Although it is not an adjective, the noun cotton is often used to describe another noun, for example a cotton shirt or a cotton dress. This use is called an attributive noun (noun as adjective) or can be considered a compound noun, such as cotton balls or cotton candy.
What animal does cotton come from?
Cotton is grown in fields. Not from an animal.
Is cotton is a mass noun?
Yes, the noun 'cotton' is an mass noun as a word for the substance that things are made from.The noun 'cotton' is a count noun as a word for the fabric or clothing made from cotton.
What does the saying chopping high cotton mean?
It goes back to the days of "stoop labor" in the cotton fields, where workers would work bent at the waist from dawn to dusk, "choppin' cotton." About the best they could expect out of their day was to be choppin' high cotton, so that they didn't have to stoop over as much. The above answer is false! When you "Chop cotton", actually you chop the weeds that are growing around the cotton plants. More importantly you never have to STOOP when chopping cotton whether the cotton plants are 6 Ft. tall or 2 Ins. tall. I was born on a cotton farm in 1936 in Mississippi & have many years of intimate knowlege of the laborious proccess. "COTTON PICKER"
What is the meaning of the word damp cotton?
Wet cotton
What is the meaning of cotton lint?
Cotton lint is the fibre derived from seed cotton after the seed cotton has been ginned. Seed cotton is the ball of the cotton plant as picked from the field.
Is cotton a noun?
Yes, "cotton," meaning the fabric or the plant it's made from, is a noun, a common, singular, concrete noun.
Is cotton leaf a simple or compound leaf?
Cotton leaves are simple leaves, meaning they are made up of a single blade attached to the stem without any leaflets.
What is the medical term meaning Condition caused by cotton dust in the lungs?
byssinosisasthmaByssinosis
What is the meaning of the kikuyu word rakara?
The English meaning for the Kikuyu word rakara is get angry.
Examples of fiber crops and meaning?
example: cotton ,fibre, flax etc......... things which are useful for us is known as fibre crops
Why cotton float on air?
Cotton fibers are light and have air trapped within them, contributing to their buoyancy. Additionally, cotton fibers are hydrophobic, meaning they repel water and are less likely to become waterlogged and sink. This combination of factors allows cotton to float on air.
What is the meaning of chopping cotton?
Chopping cotton isn't really chopping cotton. When you are "chopping cotton" you are chopping down weeds that are growing in the rows that the cotton is planted in. Johnson grass and stuff like that.
Is cotton a conjunction noun verb or adjective?
The word 'cotton' is a noun, a word for a type of plant; a word for the fiber from the plant; a word for a thing.The word 'cotton' is also an informal verb, meaning to take a liking to something.
Is cotton an adverb?
No, it's a common noun, or an adjective describing things made from cotton. It is also a colloquial verb, meaning to accept or approve, normally used in the negative. This is from an archaic use of cotton to mean 'go together' or fit well, as do the fibers in cotton thread. e.g. We don't cotton to people telling us what to do.
Is cotton string a conducter or an insulator?
Cotton string is an insulator, meaning it does not conduct electricity well. Its properties make it suitable for use in applications where electrical conductivity is not desired.
