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View synonyms for cotton to

cotton to

verb

  1. to become friendly with
  2. to approve of


cotton to

  1. To take a liking to someone or something: “I was afraid Janet wouldn't like my brother, but she cottoned to him immediately.”


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I bought 30 yards of brown cotton to-day, at $2.50 per yard, from a man who had just returned from North Carolina.

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