coton
cotton
noun koh-TOHN Rare
Origin: Arabic qutn via Old Italian cotone
Usage Note
Coton names both the plant and the fabric. The idiom filer un mauvais coton ('to be in a bad way') alludes to poor-quality spun thread and signals that someone is in trouble or declining health. En coton describes something cotton-made, and coton hydrophile is medical cotton wool.
Examples
"Ce t-shirt est en pur coton."
Natural Translation
This T-shirt is made of pure cotton.

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