Cotton vs. Silk

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.

Silknoun

(uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).

Silknoun

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.

Silknoun

Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Silknoun

The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.

Silknoun

(colloquial) A Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.

Silknoun

A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.

Silknoun

The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.

Silkverb

(transitive) To remove the silk from (corn).

Silknoun

The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvæ of Bombyx mori.

Silknoun

Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.

Silknoun

That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Silknoun

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

Silknoun

fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting

Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons.