Cotton Belt

noun

(sometimes lowercase) the part of the southern U.S. where cotton is grown, originally Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, but now often extended to include parts of Texas and California.

Origin of Cotton Belt

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby Cotton Belt

cottier, cotton, cottonade, cotton ball, cotton batting, Cotton Belt, cotton bollworm, cotton bud, cotton bush, cotton cake, cotton candy

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Example sentences from the Web for Cotton Belt

Having certain schemes in mind, he had been struck by the fact that the Smith School was in the midst of the Alabama cotton-belt.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece|W. E. B. Du Bois
A good write-up of the cotton-belt with plenty of photographs is a winner any time.
Options|O. Henry
The average ratio for the seventeen counties in Alabama's cotton-belt is less than three to one.
From Slave to College President|Godfrey Holden Pike
When he went to that little lunch with old Mrs. Grey he was not sure that he wanted his sister to leave the cotton-belt just yet.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece|W. E. B. Du Bois

British Dictionary definitions for Cotton Belt

cotton belt

noun

a belt of land in the southeastern US that specializes in the production of cotton

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单词	cotton belt
释义	Cotton Belt noun (sometimes lowercase) the part of the southern U.S. where cotton is grown, originally Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, but now often extended to include parts of Texas and California. Origin of Cotton Belt An Americanism dating back to 1870–75 Words nearby Cotton Belt cottier, cotton, cottonade, cotton ball, cotton batting, Cotton Belt, cotton bollworm, cotton bud, cotton bush, cotton cake, cotton candy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Cotton Belt Having certain schemes in mind, he had been struck by the fact that the Smith School was in the midst of the Alabama cotton-belt. The Quest of the Silver Fleece\|W. E. B. Du Bois A good write-up of the cotton-belt with plenty of photographs is a winner any time. Options\|O. Henry The average ratio for the seventeen counties in Alabama's cotton-belt is less than three to one. From Slave to College President\|Godfrey Holden Pike When he went to that little lunch with old Mrs. Grey he was not sure that he wanted his sister to leave the cotton-belt just yet. The Quest of the Silver Fleece\|W. E. B. Du Bois British Dictionary definitions for Cotton Belt cotton belt noun a belt of land in the southeastern US that specializes in the production of cotton Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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