CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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cottier in CommonParlance
- definition a medieval English villein
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cotton in CommonParlance
- definition soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- definition fabric woven from cotton fibers
- definition erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
- definition thread made of cotton fibers
- definition take a liking to
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cotton ball in CommonParlance
- definition a fungus disease of cranberries
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cotton bollworm in CommonParlance
- definition larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
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cotton cake in CommonParlance
- definition the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseeds
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cotton candy in CommonParlance
- definition a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
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cotton fiber in CommonParlance
- definition soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
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cotton flannel in CommonParlance
- definition a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side
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cotton gin in CommonParlance
- definition a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
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cotton grass in CommonParlance
- definition any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes
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cotton mill in CommonParlance
- definition a textile mill for making cotton textiles
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cotton mouse in CommonParlance
- definition large dark mouse of southeastern United States
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cotton on in CommonParlance
- definition understand, usually after some initial difficulty
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cotton plant in CommonParlance
- definition erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
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cotton rat in CommonParlance
- definition destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
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cotton rose in CommonParlance
- definition Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
- definition any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
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cotton rush in CommonParlance
- definition any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes
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cotton stainer in CommonParlance
- definition a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
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cotton strain in CommonParlance
- definition feeds primarily on cotton
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cotton thistle in CommonParlance
- definition biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
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cotton up in CommonParlance
- definition ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
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cotton wool in CommonParlance
- definition soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
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cotton-seed tree in CommonParlance
- definition a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
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cottonmouth in CommonParlance
- definition venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
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cottonmouth moccasin in CommonParlance
- definition venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States