cotton wooln.

Forms: Also cotton-wool.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌcotton-ˈwool.

a. Cotton in its raw and woolly state, as gathered from the bolls of the plant; raw cotton.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [noun]

bombace1553

bombazine1555

bombice1559

wood-wool1559

bombast1568

bombasie1576

cotton wool1589

cottona1625

cotton wools1638

1589 J. Chilton in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 591 In this Countrie there is great store of Cotton wooll, whereof the Indians make fine linnen cloth.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lv. 215 They apparel themselves with Stuffs made of Silk and Cotten-wool.

1704 London Gaz. No. 3983/4 The Cargo..consisting of..Cotton-yarn, Cotton-wooll, &c.

1813 Vansittart in Examiner 5 Apr. 217/2 The Import of Cotton Wool from the United States.

1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) ii. 11 In a country like India the same person grows, gathers, cleanses and spins the cotton-wool.

†b. plural. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [noun]

bombace1553

bombazine1555

bombice1559

wood-wool1559

bombast1568

bombasie1576

cotton wool1589

cottona1625

cotton wools1638

1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce 118 The commodities that are found here..are cotton woolls..wax, cotton and grogram yarne.

a. The same substance as prepared for wadding, quilting, packing fragile articles, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > cotton

bombast1572

bombace1592

carding1600

cotton wool1857

nitrocotton1867

batting1875

lint1877

delint1896

viscose1896

linters1903

1857 O. W. Wight Quinland I. i. i. 23 He found a large silver cup, which had been carefully packed away in cotton-wool.

1858 R. W. Emerson Eloquence in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 389/1 I know no remedy against it but cotton-wool, or the wax which Ulysses stuffed into the ears of his sailors.

1875 T. W. Higginson Young Folks' Hist. U.S. x. 79 A coat thickly quilted with cotton-wool.

1884 Harper's Mag. Oct. 522/2 They are..boxed in cotton-wool.

b. figurative. to be or live in cotton-wool. Also to keep or wrap in cotton-wool.

ΚΠ

1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 45 Letty would never be happy unless she lived in clover and cotton-wool.

1889 S. A. Barnett Let. 13 Apr. in H. Barnett Canon S.A.B. (1918) II. xxxix. 140 She is still very weak and has to be wrapped in cotton-wool.

1890 J. Payn Burnt Million II. xxix. 230 To be in cotton-wool is a phrase significant of superfluous comfort.

c1890 Bp. Selwyn in F. D. How Life (1899) 260 We can't be kept in bandboxes and wrapped in cotton wool all our lives.

1955 M. Gilbert Sky High v. 71 We couldn't keep him in cotton wool.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

a. Of, pertaining to, or made from cotton-wool; also, resembling cotton-wool in appearance, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [adjective]

bombast1588

cotton wool1648

bombastious1824

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and fluffy

mossy1561

downy1578

mosy1578

thrummy1597

cotton wool1648

cottonary1658

cottonous1664

cottony1664

tozy1706

flewsey1712

fuzzy1713

furzy1720

floscular1822

fuffy1824

fluffy1825

flossy1845

flocculent1870

furry1876

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > white thing > [noun] > natural

cotton wool1648

snow1859

1648 in Connecticut Public Rec. I. 488 Linnen yearne and Cotton wool yearne.

1860 Sat. Rev. 9 65/2 An increase of competition in the cotton-wool market.

1870 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (1871) xi. 334 A cotton-wool respirator.

1907 Daily Chron. 10 Oct. 5/1 A cotton-wool mist descended.

1936 Punch 4 Mar. 273/1 The manufacture of cotton-wool snow.

1955 A. Ross Australia 55 ix. 116 Wisps of faint, cotton-wool cloud.

b. figurative. Protected as if by cotton-wool; timid, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective]

arghc885

unboldc897

bletheOE

feyOE

frightfula1325

fearedc1330

fearfulc1374

ferdfula1382

palea1393

ferdya1400

ghastful1422

tremblingc1430

timorousc1450

cremeuse1477

craintive1490

cocklea1500

sheepish?1518

awfula1522

meticulousc1540

timidc1550

sheepa1556

tremebundc1560

timorsomec1600

tremulous1611

pigeon-hearteda1625

affrightful1631

formidolous1656

pavid1656

timidous1658

unsupported1694

tender-nosed1700

scary1773

pippin-hearted1809

kitten-hearted1831

funky1835

misventurous1849

milksoppish1852

tender-footed1854

fearsome1863

scare1885

milksoppy1886

milksopping1888

cotton wool1909

1909 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 4/3 The faction of the Press that would make cotton-wool motorists of us all.

1937 Daily Express 3 Mar. 21/2 Cotton-wool batsmen who are afraid of fast bowling.

1953 X. Fielding Stronghold iv. v. 301 A professor protected by the cotton-wool surroundings of a Common Room.

Derivatives

cotton-wool v. transitive (a) to stuff or close (the ears) with cotton-wool (nonce-word); (b) to wrap in cotton-wool; to coddle.

ΚΠ

1857 J. L. Motley Let. 3 May in Corr. (1889) I. vi. 201 Cotton-wooling your ears absolutely to all hand-clapping and greasy mob applause.

1905 J. B. Vaizey How like King i He had to be fussed over, and cotton-wooled.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	cotton wool
释义	cotton wooln. Forms: Also cotton-wool. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌcotton-ˈwool. 1. a. Cotton in its raw and woolly state, as gathered from the bolls of the plant; raw cotton. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [noun] bombace1553 bombazine1555 bombice1559 wood-wool1559 bombast1568 bombasie1576 cotton wool1589 cottona1625 cotton wools1638 1589 J. Chilton in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 591 In this Countrie there is great store of Cotton wooll, whereof the Indians make fine linnen cloth. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lv. 215 They apparel themselves with Stuffs made of Silk and Cotten-wool. 1704 London Gaz. No. 3983/4 The Cargo..consisting of..Cotton-yarn, Cotton-wooll, &c. 1813 Vansittart in Examiner 5 Apr. 217/2 The Import of Cotton Wool from the United States. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) ii. 11 In a country like India the same person grows, gathers, cleanses and spins the cotton-wool. †b. plural. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [noun] bombace1553 bombazine1555 bombice1559 wood-wool1559 bombast1568 bombasie1576 cotton wool1589 cottona1625 cotton wools1638 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce 118 The commodities that are found here..are cotton woolls..wax, cotton and grogram yarne. 2. a. The same substance as prepared for wadding, quilting, packing fragile articles, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > cotton bombast1572 bombace1592 carding1600 cotton wool1857 nitrocotton1867 batting1875 lint1877 delint1896 viscose1896 linters1903 1857 O. W. Wight Quinland I. i. i. 23 He found a large silver cup, which had been carefully packed away in cotton-wool. 1858 R. W. Emerson Eloquence in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 389/1 I know no remedy against it but cotton-wool, or the wax which Ulysses stuffed into the ears of his sailors. 1875 T. W. Higginson Young Folks' Hist. U.S. x. 79 A coat thickly quilted with cotton-wool. 1884 Harper's Mag. Oct. 522/2 They are..boxed in cotton-wool. b. figurative. to be or live in cotton-wool. Also to keep or wrap in cotton-wool. ΚΠ 1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 45 Letty would never be happy unless she lived in clover and cotton-wool. 1889 S. A. Barnett Let. 13 Apr. in H. Barnett Canon S.A.B. (1918) II. xxxix. 140 She is still very weak and has to be wrapped in cotton-wool. 1890 J. Payn Burnt Million II. xxix. 230 To be in cotton-wool is a phrase significant of superfluous comfort. c1890 Bp. Selwyn in F. D. How Life (1899) 260 We can't be kept in bandboxes and wrapped in cotton wool all our lives. 1955 M. Gilbert Sky High v. 71 We couldn't keep him in cotton wool. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. a. Of, pertaining to, or made from cotton-wool; also, resembling cotton-wool in appearance, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [adjective] bombast1588 cotton wool1648 bombastious1824 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and fluffy mossy1561 downy1578 mosy1578 thrummy1597 cotton wool1648 cottonary1658 cottonous1664 cottony1664 tozy1706 flewsey1712 fuzzy1713 furzy1720 floscular1822 fuffy1824 fluffy1825 flossy1845 flocculent1870 furry1876 the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > white thing > [noun] > natural cotton wool1648 snow1859 1648 in Connecticut Public Rec. I. 488 Linnen yearne and Cotton wool yearne. 1860 Sat. Rev. 9 65/2 An increase of competition in the cotton-wool market. 1870 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (1871) xi. 334 A cotton-wool respirator. 1907 Daily Chron. 10 Oct. 5/1 A cotton-wool mist descended. 1936 Punch 4 Mar. 273/1 The manufacture of cotton-wool snow. 1955 A. Ross Australia 55 ix. 116 Wisps of faint, cotton-wool cloud. b. figurative. Protected as if by cotton-wool; timid, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] arghc885 unboldc897 bletheOE feyOE frightfula1325 fearedc1330 fearfulc1374 ferdfula1382 palea1393 ferdya1400 ghastful1422 tremblingc1430 timorousc1450 cremeuse1477 craintive1490 cocklea1500 sheepish?1518 awfula1522 meticulousc1540 timidc1550 sheepa1556 tremebundc1560 timorsomec1600 tremulous1611 pigeon-hearteda1625 affrightful1631 formidolous1656 pavid1656 timidous1658 unsupported1694 tender-nosed1700 scary1773 pippin-hearted1809 kitten-hearted1831 funky1835 misventurous1849 milksoppish1852 tender-footed1854 fearsome1863 scare1885 milksoppy1886 milksopping1888 cotton wool1909 1909 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 4/3 The faction of the Press that would make cotton-wool motorists of us all. 1937 Daily Express 3 Mar. 21/2 Cotton-wool batsmen who are afraid of fast bowling. 1953 X. Fielding Stronghold iv. v. 301 A professor protected by the cotton-wool surroundings of a Common Room. Derivatives cotton-wool v. transitive (a) to stuff or close (the ears) with cotton-wool (nonce-word); (b) to wrap in cotton-wool; to coddle. ΚΠ 1857 J. L. Motley Let. 3 May in Corr. (1889) I. vi. 201 Cotton-wooling your ears absolutely to all hand-clapping and greasy mob applause. 1905 J. B. Vaizey How like King i He had to be fussed over, and cotton-wooled. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1589
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