Definition of Cottonwick

1. Noun. Of warm Atlantic waters.

Exact synonyms: Haemulon Malanurum
Generic synonyms: Grunt
Group relationships: Genus Haemulon, Haemulon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cottonwick

cottons
cottons to
cottonseed
cottonseed cake
cottonseed meal
cottonseed oil
cottonseeds
cottontail
cottontail rabbit
cottontails
cottontop
cottontop tamarin
cottontops
cottonweed
cottonweeds
cottonwick (current term)
cottonwood
cottonwoods
cottony
cottown
cottowns
cottrel
cottrels
cotts
cottuses
cotunneling
cotunnelling
cotunnite
coturnix
coturnixes

Literary usage of Cottonwick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pen of Brahma: Peeps Into Hindu Hearts and Homes by Beatrice M. Harband (1905)
"... he had persuaded his companions to club together to buy a tiny earthenware lamp, a few drops of oil, a cottonwick, and a handful of jessamine flowers. ..."

2. Report by Canada Dept. of National Revenue (1854)
"230 445 Cordage of all kind« 204 Copper Ore 446 Cordage and Hope 191 Cordials 62 Cotton 136 Corks 168 cottonwick 198 Cotton Wool Free 278 Do. and Flax Waste ..."

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