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cotton wool

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cotton wool

–noun
1. cotton in its raw state, as on the boll or gathered but unprocessed.
2. British. absorbent cotton.

Origin:
1590–1600
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cotton wool  
n.  Cotton in its natural or raw state.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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