cotton batting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cotton batting
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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These waxy, soft-bodied insects suck the liquid out of plants and leave white masses that look like rough cotton batting on foliage where they lay their eggs.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021
Much like a cake, two-sided mattresses have layers — for example, a cotton cover enveloping a layer of cotton batting, which surrounds a core of latex, springs or other materials.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2018
The clothes are made from raw material that Kawakubo calls “nonfabrics”: what appeared to be cauterized rubber, rug pads, cotton batting, stuffing and duct tape.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017
In Taipei a few days ago, the air was resplendent, with skies full of fine clouds, small and white, soft as cotton batting, like a goddess had dropped a basket of white flower buds.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2015
Heat rushed to my cheeks, and I considered sticking my head under a pile of cotton batting.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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