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cotton wool
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
cotton wool
(noun)
cotton wool ball
(noun)
cotton wool
noun
cotton wool
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of COTTON WOOL
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British
:
a mass of cotton that is used especially for cleaning the skin or wounds
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