L. 8. _le mol et doux coton._ Cf., in _N.E.D._, _Cotton_. 'Down or
soft hair growing on the body.' _Obs. rare_ so F. _coton_=_poil_, 1615,
Crooke, _Body of man_, 65: '_Pubes_ doeth more properly signifie the
Downe or _cotton_ when it ariseth about those parts.'