cotton-woollyadj.

Etymology: < cotton-wool n. + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌcotton-ˈwoolly.

Resembling cotton-wool; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

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

cottonary1658

cottonous1664

cottony1664

cotton-woolly1915

1915 J. London Jacket vii. 59 Dear cotton-woolly citizen.

1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 207 Cotton-woolly balls of smoke.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. i. 471 Canvases..curiously cotton-woolly in their subjects.

1964 N. Freeling Double-barrel iii. iv. 98 The snow was denser still,..more cotton-woolly than ever.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	cotton-woolly
释义	cotton-woollyadj. Etymology: < cotton-wool n. + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌcotton-ˈwoolly. Resembling cotton-wool; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [adjective] > resembling cottonary1658 cottonous1664 cottony1664 cotton-woolly1915 1915 J. London Jacket vii. 59 Dear cotton-woolly citizen. 1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 207 Cotton-woolly balls of smoke. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. i. 471 Canvases..curiously cotton-woolly in their subjects. 1964 N. Freeling Double-barrel iii. iv. 98 The snow was denser still,..more cotton-woolly than ever. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1915
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