Definition of cottoning:
(n) :
(uncountable) A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
(n) :
A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.
(n) :
(uncountable, textiles) Textiles made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
(n) :
(countable) An item of clothing made from such textiles.
(n) :
fibrous substance
(n) :
(uncountable) Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.