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cotton wool (iou)



cotton wool noun & adjectival phr. LME.
[from COTTON noun1 + WOOL noun.]
A. noun.
Raw cotton as gathered from the bolls of the cotton-plant. Now US. LME.
Raw cotton prepared for use as packing or wadding; this substance with its natural wax removed, used as a soft absorbent material. M19.
b. fig. Excessive comfort or protection. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made of or resembling cotton wool; protected as if with cotton wool. M17.
cotton-'woolly adjective resembling cotton wool E20.