cotton vs muslin

cotton

noun
  • An item of clothing made from cotton. 

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

  • 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. 

verb
  • 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 ) 

  • To rub or burnish with cotton. 

adj
  • Made of cotton. 

muslin

noun
  • Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth. 

  • Woven cotton or linen fabrics, especially when used for items other than garments. 

  • A dressmaker's pattern made from inexpensive cloth for fitting. 

  • Any of several different moths, especially the muslin moth, Diaphora mendica. 

  • Fabric made of cotton, flax (linen), hemp, or silk, finely or coarsely woven. 

  • Woman as sex object; prostitute, as in a bit of muslin. 

  • Any of a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for bedlinen. 

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