† cottonaryadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of cotton, cottony.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [adjective] > resembling
cottonary1658
cottonous1664
cottony1664
cotton-woolly1915
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and fluffy
mossy1561
downy1578
mosy1578
thrummy1597
cotton wool1648
cottonary1658
cottonous1664
cottony1664
tozy1706
flewsey1712
fuzzy1713
furzy1720
floscular1822
fuffy1824
fluffy1825
flossy1845
flocculent1870
furry1876
the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > as cotton
cottonary1658
cottonous1664
cottony1664
1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 145 Those cottonary and woolly pillows..sometimes..fastened unto Leaves.
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adj.1658