cotton ball
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cotton ball
First recorded in 1750–55
Example Sentences
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He’s just a crafty, ball-faking, footwork phenom with a touch as soft as a cotton ball.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023
During arti, you stood in front of the gods and offered them light, clutching a silver plate holding ghee-drenched cotton ball flames and marigolds.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022
The material in the connective tissue gives it a loose consistency similar to a cotton ball that has been pulled apart.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
And Gidget looks like a cotton ball with legs, But the rest of the pets aren’t rendered with such detail.
From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2019
He stuffed the remainder of the chocolate-covered cotton ball into his shirt pocket and edged his way back gingerly along the branch to the smooth gray trunk.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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