Cotter

kofter, n. A wedge-shaped piece of wood, iron, etc., for fastening the parts of a structure; a key. [Peril, corrupt, fr. cutter.} Cotton, kot'tn, The fibrous down enveloping the seeds of the cotton-plant; thread or cloth made of cotton. — a. Made of, etc. — v. To rise with a — regular nap. [F. and Sp. cot on, Ar. qutn, qutunJ] Cotton flannel. A twilled cotton fabric, with a long plush nap; Canton flannel.— C. velvet, velvet whose — warp and woof are of cotton, and the pile of silk. Cotton'y. a. Downy; soft, like cotton; containing, or like, cotton clieap looking. — Cofton-gin, -jin, n. A machine to separate the seeds from cotton. plant, n. A plant of several species, growing in warm climates, and — bearing the cotton of commerce. -seed. a. The seed of, etc.,— yield in oil and oil-cake, —-waste, n. The use of cotton factories. wood, n. (Bot.) An American tree of the poplar kind, —-wool, Cotton in its raw state. Cotton, koftn, To unite together, agree, adhere. [W. cytcno, to consent,