(1):
(v. i.) To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
(2):
(v. i.) To go on prosperously; to succeed.
(3):
(v. i.) To unite; to agree; to make friends; - usually followed by with.
(4):
(n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
(5):
(n.) Cloth made of cotton.
(6):
(v. i.) To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; - used with to.
(7):
(n.) The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.