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The phrase 'cotton on to', with the above meaning, appears to be limited in usage to the UK and other countries that were previously part of the British Empire, notably Australia and New Zealand. In the USA, especially in the southern states, 'cotton to' is used, with the slightly modified meaning...

Apolymeris a largemolecule(macromolecule) composed of repeatingstructural units. These sub-units are typically connected bycovalentchemical bonds. Although the termpolymeris sometimes taken to refer toplastics, it actually encompasses a large class of compounds comprising both natural and synthetic...

Spunwool;woolenthread;also,threadofothermaterial,asofcotton,flax,hemp,orsilk;materialspunandpreparedforuseinweaving,knitting,manufacturingsewingthread,orthelike.

a. A cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers. b. The texture or quality of such cloth. 2. A complex underlying structure: destroyed the very fabric of the ancient abbey during wartime bombing; needs to protect the fabric of civilized society. 3. a. A method or style...

A silky fiber, such as kapok, attached to the seeds of certain trees.