cotton vs film

cotton

verb
  • To rub or burnish with cotton. 

  • To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture. 

  • To develop a porous, cottony texture. 

  • To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric. 

  • To provide with cotton. 

  • To cover walls with fabric. 

  • To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls. 

  • To supply with a cotton wick. 

  • To enshroud with a layer of whiteness. 

  • To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle. 

  • To fill with a wad of cotton. 

  • To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone. 

  • To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather ) 

noun
  • Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber. 

  • An item of clothing made from cotton. 

  • Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. 

  • Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. 

  • The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium. 

adj
  • Made of cotton. 

film

verb
  • To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle. 

  • To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound. 

  • To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film. 

noun
  • A medium used to capture images in a camera. 

  • A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb. 

  • A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally. 

  • A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. 

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