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cottoner|ˈkɒt(ə)nə(r)|
[f. cotton v. + -er1. Cf. OF. cotonneor, -ere, f. coton cotton, down, nap.]
1. One who cottons, friezes, or puts a nap on cloth.
1557Act 4–5 Phil. & Mary c. 5 §12 Persons..of the Art or Science of Sheermen, Cottoners or Frisers. 1769Dublin Mercury 16–19 Sept. 2/2 The journeymen cotteners and nappers in the woollen manufactury of..Dublin. 1871A. S. Harvey in Gd. Words 608 The drapers, cottoners, and frizers of Shrewsbury.
2. A local name for the Water Elder (Viburnum Lantana), from its white cottony appearance. (Britten & Holland.) |