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cottony

[kot-n-ee] / ˈkɒt n i /




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Their xiao long bao still rules, though the chain has found a new legion of fans for its Q-Bao, Shanghai-style buns that have a cottony soft top to contrast with a crispy-fried bottom.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2021

I’ve learned to make the cottony Kaiser rolls my kids love that we usually buy from the deli.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020

The vedalia beetle was brought in to the citrus orchards of California in the 1880s to take care of a serious pest, the cottony cushion scale.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2018

The cab is painted an industrial orange that contrasts cartoonishly against the cottony landscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2018

A thin, cottony layer of clouds veiled the sky.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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