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COTTONADE
Noun
cottonade (countable and uncountable, plural cottonades)
A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton, generally inferior, coarser, and less durable.
Source: Wiktionary
Cot"ton*ade` (kt"t'n-d`), n. Etym: [F. cottonade.]
Definition: A somewhat stoun and thick fabric of cotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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