Etymology
Origin of cottony
Example Sentences
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She is posing exuberantly, her arms up-flung, with a cloud of blonde hair and, affixed to her swimsuit, a cottony, torso-sized mushroom cloud.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
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
Their xiao long bao still rules, though the chain has found a new legion of fans for its Q-Bao, Shanghai-style buns that have a cottony soft top to contrast with a crispy-fried bottom.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2021
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
They varied in age—several of the women had cottony white hair, while others looked to be no older than her mother—but all of them shared a sameness she couldn’t place.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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