Egyptian cotton
noun
a variety of Sea Island cotton, having silky, strong fibers, grown chiefly in northern Africa.
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Origin of Egyptian cotton
1First recorded in 1875–80
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How to use Egyptian cotton in a sentence
I was expecting plush Egyptian-cotton thingies with the Playboy logo embroidered on them.
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