sewing cotton

noun

1. cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sewing cotton¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

In a little shop, situated in a back street, I bought half a dozen reels of black sewing-cotton.

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Betty laid her package of sewing cotton and knitting wool quietly on the blue and white checked tablecloth.

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It is thus very difficult to assign to sewing cotton a specific marginal utility.

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In lieu of a setting bristle a length of sewing cotton may be used.

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A thread as fine as No. 60 sewing cotton or a heavy Germantown wool can be used for it.

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