sewing cotton

American  

noun

1. cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of sewing cotton

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

I look in on the haberdashery stall for some sewing cotton – but it too is riddled with plastic, from cotton reels to buttons.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2017

Betty laid her package of sewing cotton and knitting wool quietly on the blue and white checked tablecloth.

From The Shuttle by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

When sewing cotton is bought by the domestic consumer, considerations which are fundamentally the same, though somewhat different in form, point to a similar conclusion.

From Supply and Demand by Henderson, Hubert D.

I can sew them up in lumps with sewing cotton if there's no time to do them properly.

From The Phoenix and the Carpet by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

I want some stamps and some sewing cotton.

From Helen Grant's Schooldays by Douglas, Amanda M.