Cotton vs. Linen

Cottonnoun

A plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

Cottonnoun

Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.

Cottonnoun

(textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant.

Cottonnoun

(countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.

Cottonadjective

Made of cotton.

Cottonverb

To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.

Cottonnoun

A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.

Cottonnoun

The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.

Cottonnoun

Cloth made of cotton.

Cottonverb

To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.

Cottonverb

To go on prosperously; to succeed.

Cottonverb

To unite; to agree; to make friends; - usually followed by with.

Cottonverb

To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; - used with to.

Cottonnoun

silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

Cottonnoun

fabric woven from cotton fibers

Cottonnoun

erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

Cottonnoun

thread made of cotton fibers

Cottonverb

take a liking to;

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose.

Linennoun

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

Linennoun

(countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.

Linennoun

A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

Linenadjective

Made from linen cloth or thread.

Linenadjective

Having the colour linen, light beige.

Linenadjective

Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

Linenadjective

Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.

Linennoun

Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; - used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.; as, bed linens

Linennoun

Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.

Linennoun

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

Linennoun

a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

Linennoun

white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

Linennoun

cloth woven from flax

Linennoun

articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen

Linen

Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong, absorbent, and dries faster than cotton.