plant
Cotton
Cotton as a plant people have named and used. Soft boll, daily cloth, white cloud — one living kind, not a single symbol.
Nahua tradition
Cotton appears in Nahua tradition.
Sahagún’s Florentine Codex records ichcatl in Book 11 plant and craft chapters — named cotton as fiber plant. A colonial-era Nahua ethnographic attestation, not a pan-Mesoamerican essence and not an unfiltered pre-invasion voice.
from Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators · Florentine Codex, c. 1577
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Hellenic religion
Cotton appears in Hellenic religion.
Herodotus’s Indian logos describes tree-wool cotton among Indian marvels in the Greek traveler frame. A named cotton in that speech, not linen/flax as Egyptian cloth plants and not a modern fashion dump.
from Herodotus · Histories, c. 440s BCE
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Cotton is historically related to Linen.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, linen, cotton, and other fabrics after being washed and dried are made smooth by mangling and ironing — cotton is finished with that linen laundry.
from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861
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Cotton is historically related to Flour.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, burns are covered at once with common flour, or with cotton-wool dredged well with flour — cotton takes that flour coat.
from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861
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Cotton is historically related to Alum.
In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, cotton for a rose colour is alumed as usual, washed from the alum, then given a tin mordant before the dye-bath.
from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)
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Cotton is historically related to Parchment.
In Watson’s Biblical and Theological Dictionary, large ancient books are formed of skins, of pieces of linen and cotton cloth, or of papyrus or parchment connected together into a single volume.
from Richard Watson · A Biblical and Theological Dictionary, 1831–32 (Gutenberg #53884)
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Charkha is used in Cotton.
EB1911 / India notes seat the charkha as the Indian spinning wheel for cotton — spinning use toward cotton, not a European spinning jenny alone.
from Hugh Chisholm et al. · Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1910–1911
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Charpoy is historically related to Cotton.
Hobson’s Charpoy article seats the common Indian four-footed bedstead with light frame and woven cord — bed furniture, not a European mattress alone.
from Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke) · Hobson-Jobson, 1886 (new ed. 1903)
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Banjo is historically related to Cotton.
In Burnell's Hobson-Jobson, Banjo sits with Cotton in textile and dye speech — named together on the working page.
from Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke) · Hobson-Jobson, 1886 (new ed. 1903)
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Croze is historically related to Cotton.
In Burnell's Hobson-Jobson, Croze is placed beside Cotton as concrete shop companions.
from Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke) · Hobson-Jobson, 1886 (new ed. 1903)
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Lamellar is historically related to Cotton.
In Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, Lamellar is treated with Cotton; piece and peer stock share the entry.
from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)
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Nón lá is historically related to Cotton.
In Burnell's Hobson-Jobson, Nón lá is placed beside Cotton as concrete shop companions.
from Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke) · Hobson-Jobson, 1886 (new ed. 1903)
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Putlog is historically related to Cotton.
In Hasluck's Cassell's Cyclopaedia of Mechanics, Putlog is treated with Cotton; piece and peer stock share the entry.
from Paul N. Hasluck (ed.) · Cassell's Cyclopaedia of Mechanics, 1903 (Internet Archive cu31924021892447)
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Indigo DO Not is historically related to Cotton.
In Mairet's Vegetable Dyes, Indigo DO Not is placed beside Cotton as concrete shop companions.
from Ethel M. Mairet · Vegetable Dyes, PD Gutenberg #24076
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Trigger Observe is historically related to Cotton.
In Harrison's The Gunsmith's Manual, Trigger Observe and Cotton are named as companions in the same handbook speech.
from J. P. Stelle & William B. Harrison · The Gunsmith's Manual, PD Gutenberg #71928
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Side Crown is historically related to Cotton.
In Thomson's A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting, Side Crown sits with Cotton in textile and dye speech — named together on the working page.
from John Thomson · A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting, PD Gutenberg #47090
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Walnut Filler is historically related to Cotton.
In The Hardwood Finisher, Walnut Filler and Cotton are named as companions in the same handbook speech.
from PD Gutenberg ed. · The Hardwood Finisher, PD Gutenberg #76021
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Stein is historically related to Cotton.
In Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, Stein is placed beside Cotton as concrete shop companions.
from Arnold James Cooley · Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, 6th ed. (PD; Gutenberg #39733 / #41957)
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Topping Colour is historically related to Cotton.
In Bersch's The Manufacture of Earth Colours, Topping Colour is placed beside Cotton as concrete shop companions.
from Josef Bersch · The Manufacture of Earth Colours, PD Gutenberg #71219
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Tissue Paper is historically related to Cotton.
In Hiscox's Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes, Tissue Paper sits with Cotton in textile and dye speech — named together on the working page.
from Gardner Dexter Hiscox (ed.) · Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes, 1914 (Gutenberg #53143; PD in the USA)
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Flax is historically related to Cotton.
In Watson’s Biblical and Theological Dictionary, Persian corslets and Saul’s breastplate are described as flax or cotton woven very thick for body armour.
from Richard Watson · A Biblical and Theological Dictionary, 1831–32 (Gutenberg #53884)
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Sumac is historically related to Cotton.
In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, wool, silk, cotton, and linen mordanted with salt of tin and dipped in an alcoholic tincture of sandal wood take a ponceau-red, after baths that also use sumac.
from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)
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Paper is historically related to Cotton.
In Watson’s Biblical Dictionary, after parchment, paper took its name from the Egyptian reed but was fabricated from cotton and linen.
from Richard Watson · A Biblical and Theological Dictionary, 1831–32 (Gutenberg #53884)
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European folklore
Muslin is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats muslin among plain light cotton goods of the draper’s India and Manchester speech. A named muslin in that drapery trade, not calico as the printed cotton cousin and not gauze as the open silk/linen neighbor.
from S. William Beck · The Draper’s Dictionary, 1882
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Calico is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats calico among printed and plain cotton cloths of Anglo-Indian drapery trade speech. A named calico in that drapery trade, not muslin as the lighter plain cousin and not chintz as the glazed printed cousin alone.
from S. William Beck · The Draper’s Dictionary, 1882
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Organdy is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats organdy (organdie) among crisp sheer cotton dress goods of the draper’s counter. A named organdy in that drapery trade, not muslin as the soft light cousin and not voile as the soft sheer twin.
from S. William Beck · The Draper’s Dictionary, 1882
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Voile is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats voile among soft sheer cotton (and wool/silk) dress goods of drapery speech. A named voile in that drapery trade, not organdy as the crisp sheer and not gauze as the open leno neighbor.
from S. William Beck · The Draper’s Dictionary, 1882
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Kapok Fiber is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats kapok among silky seed-hair stuffing fibers of tropical trade beside cotton in drapery and upholstery speech. A named kapok-fiber in that drapery trade, not cotton as spun textile fiber alone and not silk as filament.
from S. William Beck · The Draper’s Dictionary, 1882
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Vedic tradition
Dhoti is historically related to Cotton.
Hobson’s Dhoty article seats the loin-cloth of calico wrapt round the body by Hindu castes of Upper India — cotton dress speech, not a sari alone.
from Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke) · Hobson-Jobson, 1886 (new ed. 1903)
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sources
- Florentine Codex · Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators
Bernardino de Sahagún, General History of the Things of New Spain (Florentine Codex).
- Histories · Herodotus
Herodotus, Histories.
- Book of Household Management · Isabella Beeton
Isabella Beeton, Beeton’s Book of Household Management (1861).
- Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines · Andrew Ure
Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines.
- A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · Richard Watson
Richard Watson, A Biblical and Theological Dictionary.
- The Draper’s Dictionary · S. William Beck
S. William Beck, The Draper’s Dictionary (1882).
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.) · Hugh Chisholm et al.
Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition (1910–1911).
- Hobson-Jobson · Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke)
Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell, Hobson-Jobson (new ed. William Crooke, 1903).
- Cassell's Cyclopaedia of Mechanics · Paul N. Hasluck (ed.)
Paul N. Hasluck (ed.), Cassell's Cyclopaedia of Mechanics (1903).
- A Practical Treatise on Coach-Building · James W. Burgess
James W. Burgess, A Practical Treatise on Coach-Building (PD Gutenberg ed.).
- The Watchmakers' Hand Book · Claudius Saunier (tr./ed. PD)
Claudius Saunier, The Watchmakers' Hand Book (PD Gutenberg ed.).
- Vegetable Dyes · Ethel M. Mairet
Ethel M. Mairet, Vegetable Dyes (PD Gutenberg ed.).
- The Gunsmith's Manual · J. P. Stelle & William B. Harrison
Stelle & Harrison, The Gunsmith's Manual (PD Gutenberg ed.).
- A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting · John Thomson
Thomson, A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting (PD Gutenberg ed.).
- The Hardwood Finisher · PD Gutenberg ed.
The Hardwood Finisher (PD Gutenberg #76021).
- Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts · Arnold James Cooley
Arnold James Cooley, Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts (6th ed.).
- The Manufacture of Earth Colours · Josef Bersch
Bersch, The Manufacture of Earth Colours (PD Gutenberg ed.).
- Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes · Gardner Dexter Hiscox (ed.)
Gardner D. Hiscox (ed.), Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes (1914).