Cottonary and woolly pillows.
Sir T. Browne.
Cot"ton*ous (-?s), a. Resembling cotton. [R.] Evelyn.
Cot"ton*tail` (k&obreve;t"t'n*tāl`), n. (Zo÷l.) The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.
Cot"ton*weed` (-wēd`), n. (Bot.) See Cudweed.
Cot"ton*wood` (-w&oocr;d`), n. (Bot.) An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States.
Cot"ton*y (-?), a. 1. Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly.
2. Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in appearance or character; soft, like cotton.
Cot"trel (k?t"tr?l), n. A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire. Knight.
{ Cot"y*la (k?t"?-l?), Cot"y*le (k?t"?-l?), } n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?; anything hollow, cup of a joint, small meassure: cf. L. cotyla a measure.] (Anat.) A cuplike cavity or organ. Same as Acetabulum.
Cot`y*le"don (k?t`?-l?"d?n), n. [Gr.&?;&?;&?; a cupshaped hollow, fr. &?;&?;&?;. See Cotyle.] 1. (Anat.) One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta.