Meanings
nouncotton-wool (countable and uncountable, plural cotton-wools)
plural cotton-wools
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of cotton wool.
verbcotton-wool (third-person singular simple present cotton-wools, present participle cotton-wooling, simple past and past participle cotton-wooled)
present singular third person cotton-wools · participle present cotton-wooling · participle past cotton-wooled · past cotton-wooled
- transitiveTo cover with, or in, cotton wool.
Translations
French ouater
- ouatercover with, or in, cotton wool
Polish pokrywać watą, pokryć watą
- pokrywać watącover with, or in, cotton wool
- pokryć watącover with, or in, cotton wool
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“cotton-wool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton-wool. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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