dress rehearsal | a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance |
cotton stainer | a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton |
cotton strain | feeds primarily on cotton |
corn earworm cotton bollworm tomato fruitworm tobacco budworm vetchworm Heliothis zia | larva of a noctuid moth, highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops |
cotton mouse Peromyscus gossypinus | large dark mouse of southeastern United States |
cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus | destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America |
apparel wearing apparel dress clothes | clothing in general, she was refined in her choice of apparel, he always bought his clothes at the same store, fastidious about his dress |
attire garb dress c | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion, formal attire, battle dress |
battle dress | a military uniform designed for field service |
boutique dress shop | a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry |
bridal gown wedding gown wedding dress | a gown worn by the bride at a wedding |
circle dress circle | a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house, usually the first tier above the orchestra, they had excellent seats in the dress circle |
civilian clothing civilian dress civilian garb plain clothes | ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. |
coat hanger clothes hanger dress hanger | a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on |
cocktail dress sheath | a dress suitable for formal occasions |
cotton | fabric woven from cotton fibers |
cotton | thread made of cotton fibers |
cotton flannel Canton flannel | a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side |
cotton gin gin | a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers |
cotton mill | a textile mill for making cotton textiles |
dinner dress dinner gown formal evening gown | a gown for evening wear |
diving suit diving dress | a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air, worn by underwater divers |
dress frock | a one-piece garment for a woman, has skirt and bodice |
dress blues dress whites | a dress uniform for formal occasions |
dress hat high hat opera hat silk hat stovepipe top hat topper beaver | a man's hat with a tall crown, usually covered with silk or with beaver fur |
dress rack | a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store |
dress shirt evening shirt | a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo) |
dress suit full dress tailcoat tail coat tails white tie white tie and tails | formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men |
dress uniform | a military uniform worn on formal occasions |
fancy dress masquerade masquerade costume | a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party |
formalwear eveningwear evening dress evening clothes | attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening |
full-dress uniform | the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions |
morning dress | a woman's informal dress for housework |
morning dress | formal attire for men during the daytime |
dress code | a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) |
masked ball masquerade ball fancy-dress ball | a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks |
cotton candy spun sugar candyfloss | a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature |
groundsel tree groundsel bush consumption weed cotton-seed tree Baccharis halimifolia | a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies, fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts |
cotton rose cudweed filago | any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads |
cotton thistle woolly thistle Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium Onopordon acanthium | biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers, naturalized in North America |
lavender cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus | branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers |
cotton grass cotton rush | any sedge of the genus Eriophorum, north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes |
common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium | having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes |
cotton cotton plant | erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers |
tree cotton Gossypium arboreum | East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms |
sea island cotton tree cotton Gossypium barbadense | small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States, yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers |
Levant cotton Gossypium herbaceum | Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty, considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons |
upland cotton Gossypium hirsutum | native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton |
Peruvian cotton Gossypium peruvianum | cotton with long rough hairy fibers |
Egyptian cotton | fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt, believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton |