Etymology
Origin of cottony
Example Sentences
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The depth of perspective in the canyon is astonishing, especially when cottony white clouds in a sapphire sky and pyramid-shaped peaks in the distance add an extra dimension to the tableau.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
This is for all you desert dwellers out there — an airy green shrub with bright yellow flowers that mature into cottony fluff balls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
The vedalia beetle was brought in to the citrus orchards of California in the 1880s to take care of a serious pest, the cottony cushion scale.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2018
The cab is painted an industrial orange that contrasts cartoonishly against the cottony landscape.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2018
You are the little faceless figure falling through a world of shadow and substance at the beginning of The Twilight Zone, cottony thoughts leaking from your oblong head.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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