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

Some people in Austria are now sewing cotton masks for themselves.

From BBC

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

Mild Mrs. Carter started up so violently that she upset all her sewing cotton and spools on the floor, to the delight of her wicked little pug, which instantly began pulling them about, shaking them, growling at them, and pretending they were rats that had been given him to worry.

From Project Gutenberg

Peek and Frean's biscuits, Moir's and Crosse and Blackwell's tinned meats and jams, English patent medicines, Coats' sewing cotton, Belfast linens, Berlin wools, Jæger's vests, and all sorts of materials, both cotton and woollen, abound.

From Project Gutenberg

All about the halls were cheap ornaments, photographs, and, carefully framed, an advertisement of Coats’ sewing cotton!

From Project Gutenberg