cottonern.
/ˈkɒt(ə)nə/ 1. One who cottons, friezes, or puts a nap on cloth.
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1557 Act 4 & 5 Phil. & Mary c. 5 §12 Persons..of the Art or Science of Sheermen, Cottoners or Frisers.
1769 Dublin Mercury 16–19 Sept. 2/2 The journeymen cotteners and nappers in the woollen manufactury of..Dublin.
1871 A. S. Harvey in Good Words 12 608 The drapers, cottoners, and frizers of Shrewsbury.
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2. A local name for the Water Elder ( Viburnum Lantana), from its white cottony appearance. (Britten & Holland.)
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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