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Puritan clergyman (1663–1728)
Cotton Mather (/ˈmæðər/; February 12, 1663 – February 15, 1728) was a Puritan clergyman and author in colonial New England, who wrote extensively on theological
Cotton_Mather
English missionary in India
Robert Cotton Mather (1808–1877) was an English missionary in India. The son of James Mather, a congregational minister, he was born at New Windsor, Manchester
Robert_Cotton_Mather
Topics referred to by the same term
of Assembly Robert Butcher Mather (1851–1933), architect, civic leader and mayor in Blackpool, Lancashire, England Robert Cotton Mather (1808–1877),
Robert_Mather
Topics referred to by the same term
Texas Cotton Mather Mills, a pseudonym used by Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865), English novelist, biographer and short story writer Robert Cotton Mather (1808–1877)
Cotton Mather (disambiguation)
Cotton_Mather_(disambiguation)
American rock band
Cotton Mather is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, founded by Robert Harrison in 1990. Although the group started out as an experimental duo featuring
Cotton_Mather_(band)
Puritan minister, academic and activist (1639–1723)
also became ministers. In 1651, Mather was admitted to Harvard College, where he roomed with and studied under Robert Massey. In 1656, aged 17, he graduated
Increase_Mather
English colonial Congregationalist clergyman (1596–1669)
Richard Mather (1596 – 22 April 1669) was a New England Puritan minister in colonial Boston. He was father to Increase Mather and grandfather to Cotton Mather
Richard_Mather
Commentator on the Salem Witch trials (1648–1719)
1692–1693 and particularly examining the influential role played by Cotton Mather. Robert Calef, son of Joseph Calef, was baptized in Stanstead, Suffolk,
Robert_Calef
Regarding Salem witch executions
Reformed Christianity portal Cotton Mather wrote a letter to judge William Stoughton dated September 2, 1692. Among the notable things about this letter
Letter from Cotton Mather to William Stoughton, September 2, 1692
Letter_from_Cotton_Mather_to_William_Stoughton,_September_2,_1692
1693 book written by Cotton Mather
Glanvill's book was in Mather's library when he died. Robert Calef published a refutation of Mather's book in 1700. Cotton Mather was born in 1663. After
Wonders of the Invisible World
Wonders_of_the_Invisible_World
Liberty ship of WWII
SS Cotton Mather was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Cotton Mather, a New England Puritan minister,
SS_Cotton_Mather
Legal proceedings in Massachusetts (1692–93)
disproved their beliefs in angels. Works by men such as Glanvill and Cotton Mather tried to prove that "demons were alive". The trials began after a few
Salem_witch_trials
1997 studio album by Cotton Mather
(sometimes Kon Tiki) is the second studio album by American rock band Cotton Mather. The album incorporates rock, pop, and psychedelic music, as well as
Kontiki_(album)
College of the University of Cambridge
pioneering typographer and translator of the Bible into Chinese. Robert Cotton Mather 1808 1877 English missionary, author, and translator in India. Samuel
Homerton_College,_Cambridge
2016 studio album by Cotton Mather
the Cool is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Cotton Mather, and the first new album from the group since 2001's The Big Picture
Death_of_the_Cool
Puritan minister in England, America (1585–1652)
of Rowland Cotton, a Derby lawyer, and Mary Hurlbert, who was "a gracious and pious mother" according to Cotton's grandson Cotton Mather. He was educated
John_Cotton_(minister)
2017 studio album by Cotton Mather
rock band Cotton Mather. It is the third release in Robert Harrison's "Songs from the I Ching" project. Like with the previous Cotton Mather album, Death
Wild_Kingdom_(album)
of Hindi-Urdu by Benjamin Shultze of the Danish Mission in 1745. Robert Cotton Mather printed new editions at Mirzapur in 1870. The first complete Bible
Bible translations into Hindi and Urdu
Bible_translations_into_Hindi_and_Urdu
American woman accused of witchcraft
publication by Cotton Mather entitled Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts. Mather names Smith but not Mary Webster. Mather describes how some
Mary_Webster_(alleged_witch)
Old West American sheriff
from the famous minister Cotton Mather, but research on the lineage of Cotton Mather performed by his descendent, Horace E. Mather, indicates that this claim
Mysterious_Dave_Mather
Surname list
Conyers Cotton (1807–1901), British Indian army officer John Cotton (minister) (1585–1652), clergyman, grandfather of Cotton Mather Mary Ann Cotton (1832–1873)
Cotton_(surname)
Last person who was hanged as a witch in Boston
accusations against Glover and her execution: 1 - Cotton Mather's Memorable Providences (1689) Mather's book is the most extensive treatment of the trial
Ann_Glover
American puritan minister and poet
when it formed in 1690, organized by the twenty-seven-year-old Rev. Cotton Mather and the elder Rev. Charles Morton. The first order of business was to
Michael_Wigglesworth
Topics referred to by the same term
American basketball coach Cotton Mather (1663-1728), New England Puritan Cotton (nickname), a list of people with the nickname Cotton (surname), a list of
Cotton_(disambiguation)
Congregation in Boston, Massachusetts
homes. From 1664 to 1741, its clergy consisted of Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, and Samuel Mather. Both churches were, later in their histories, examples
Second_Church,_Boston
Marbury Stephen Marshall Walter Marshall Richard Martyn Cotton Mather Increase Mather Richard Mather John Maynard John Mayo Joseph Mede Walter Mildmay John
List_of_Puritans
Colonial Maine Puritan mother
told her story to Cotton Mather, who used it as a moral lesson in several of his works. Joana Hibbert/Hibbard was the daughter of Robert and Joan Hibbard
Hannah_Swarton
British army officer
collected and sent to Robert Wight was named after him as Cottonia peduncularis. Wight described Cotton as "an indefatigable collector." Cotton took an interest
Frederick_Conyers_Cotton
Colonial Massachusetts Puritan mother
colonists, 15 of them children, were killed. In her account given to Cotton Mather, it is stated that the Abenakis killed her newborn baby and several
Hannah_Duston
Treasure hunter, military officer and colonial administrator (1651–1695)
subsequently married a neighbor and business partner, John White. Although Cotton Mather's biography of Phips claimed that he was one of 26 children, this number
William_Phips
American politician
Hiram F. Mather was the son of Gibbons Mather and Hannah (Foote) Mather, and a descendant of Richard Mather, who was brother of Increase Mather and uncle
Hiram_F._Mather
Australian photographer (1911–2003)
1890-1950 touring exhibition, curated by Jenni Mather, Christine Gillespie and Barbara Hall 1985 Olive Cotton Photographs 1924-1984 retrospective held at
Olive_Cotton
Series of trials between 1599 and 1694
Witch trials in the early modern period Francis Hutchinson Robert Calef Letter from Cotton Mather to William Stoughton September 2, 1692 Cambridge Association
Bury_St_Edmunds_witch_trials
daughter of the Reverend Robert Parker, M.A., of Wiltshire. She died in 1683. In his work Magnalia, Reverend Cotton Mather described Sarah as a woman
John_Woodbridge_V
Beginnings of Puritanism in Colonial America
Cotton Mather (1689–1728) from the overthrow of Edmund Andros (in which Cotton Mather played a part) and the new charter, mediated by Increase Mather
History of the Puritans in North America
History_of_the_Puritans_in_North_America
Lake in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Increase Mather, by Cotton Mather, was published in 1724. In his book, Cotton Mather shares excerpts from the diary of his father, Increase Mather, concerning
Spring_Pond_(Massachusetts)
Military engagement during King William's War
"The Mother’s Revenge" (1831) Cotton Mather Magnalia Christi Americana (orig. pub. 1702). Dustin House Texts Caverly, Robert B. Heroism of Hannah Duston:
Raid_on_Haverhill_(1697)
Powerpop musical group
from Austin, Texas. It was founded by Robert Harrison after the dissolution of his previous group, Cotton Mather, and features several of the same musicians
Future_Clouds_and_Radar
New England Puritan minister
niece of Rev Increase Mather and a cousin of Rev. Cotton Mather. She was also related to Rev. John Cotton. Williams was ordained to the ministry in 1688
John Williams (New England minister)
John_Williams_(New_England_minister)
American industrialist and philanthropist
famously father to Reverend Increase Mather (1639-1723) and grandfather to Cotton Mather (1663-1728). Samuel Livingston Mather (1851-1931) descended from Richard's
Samuel_Livingston_Mather_II
English novelist, biographer, and short story writer (1810–1865)
Libbie Marsh's Three Eras, in Howitt's Journal, under the pseudonym "Cotton Mather Mills". But other influences including Adam Smith's Social Politics
Elizabeth_Gaskell
1648 statement of church government
document was shaped primarily by the Puritan ministers Richard Mather and John Cotton. The Puritans who settled colonial New England were Calvinists who
Cambridge_Platform
Historic cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts
master carpenter Samuel Mather, Independent minister Increase Mather, Puritan minister Cotton Mather, Puritan minister Robert Newman, one of two patriots
Copp's_Hill_Burying_Ground
American pastor executed for witchcraft (1652–1692)
historical evidence that he treated them poorly. During the trial, Cotton Mather, a minister from Boston, said that Burroughs "had been famous for the
George_Burroughs
Hill in Boston, Massachusetts
are the original owner, William Copp, his children, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, Robert Newman and John Pulling (the patriots who placed the signal
Copp's_Hill
American mining and steel manufactuing executive, and philanthropist
College. Increase's son, Cotton Mather, played a prominent role in the Salem witch trials of 1692–1693. Samuel Livingston Mather III, however, traced his
Samuel_Livingston_Mather_III
American minister in New England
of his day, esteemed in the company of individuals like Richard Mather and John Cotton. He took special interest in Puritan ministry to the Massachusetts
Thomas_Shepard_(minister)
Satan, or type of demon
hysteria in either North America or Europe, and afterwards, the Rev. Cotton Mather wrote a pamphlet titled Of Beelzebub and his Plot. It is unknown whether
Beelzebub
Reported supernatural visions used as legal testimony
piety. However, Puritan minister Cotton Mather took a different view. In a letter to magistrate John Richards, Mather advised the court not to place too
Spectral_evidence
Unitarian Universalist Church
homes. From 1664 to 1741, its clergy consisted of Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, and Samuel Mather. Both churches were, later in their histories, examples
First_Church_in_Boston
1690 book by Robert Boyle
Peter Anstey". Retrieved 10 September 2008. Mather, Cotton (2000). The Christian Philosopher By Cotton Mather, Winton U. Solberg University of Illinois
The_Christian_Virtuoso
American physician
politics that were often polemical. He was a central figure, along with Cotton Mather, during the controversy surrounding the 1721 smallpox epidemic in Boston
William_Douglass_(physician)
United States historic place
time, cotton farming in the Victoria area was profitable. The flat, fertile, well-watered, "empty" ranch lands throughout Texas interested cotton growers
Victoria_Colored_School
the Mather dynasty founded in New England by Richard Mather (1596–1669), through his son Increase Mather (1639–1723) and his grandson Cotton Mather (1663-1728)
Hannah_Mather_Crocker
East Anglian minister (1608–1673)
of land from the General Court, "in regard to Mr. Harvard's gift". Cotton Mather observed that he "approved himself a pious and painful minister of the
Thomas_Allen_(nonconformist)
Subclass of English Reformed Protestants
Cotton Mather, 1689–1728 from the overthrow of Edmund Andros (in which Cotton Mather played a part) and the new charter, mediated by Increase Mather,
Puritans
Boston physician (1679–1766)
tumor in 1718. Onesimus, an enslaved African, taught inoculation to Cotton Mather, the influential New England Puritan minister. That idea was substantiated
Zabdiel_Boylston
American mining and steel manufactuing executive, and philanthropist
Boston. Richard's third son, Increase Mather, was the sixth president of Harvard College. Increase's son, Cotton Mather, played a prominent role in the Salem
Samuel_Livingston_Mather
English-born clergyman (c.1588–1667)
Increase Mather and Cotton Mather had not yet emerged. A 1684 letter, however, survives, written by a Reverend Beach in Jamaica to Increase Mather in New
John Wilson (Puritan minister)
John_Wilson_(Puritan_minister)
1770–1982 British textile machinery company
year. Bagley & Wright Cotton mill Cotton-spinning machinery B. Hick & Son History of Oldham Krenholm Manufacturing Company Mather & Platt Timeline of clothing
Platt_Brothers
English demonologist
ISBN 978-1-58979-132-9. Retrieved 8 June 2012. Cotton Mather; Robert Calef (1866). The wonders of the invisible world, by C. Mather. W. Elliot Woodward. pp. 42–44. Retrieved
John_Gaule
Dominican inquisitor and theologian (1436/1438–1495)
Cautio Criminalis (2003) p.xiv Increase Mather, Remarkable Providences (1684) p.140. Cotton and Increase Mather, Farther Account of the Trials of New-England
Jacob_Sprenger
English Puritan clergyman and scholar
Holland where he died while in exile for his heterodoxy. The Revd. Cotton Mather wrote of Parker as "one of the greatest scholars in the English Nation
Robert_Parker_(minister)
Fixing the amount of moisture in the yarns
Yarn Quality in Spinning. CRC Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-93-80308-18-0. Mather, Robert R.; Wardman, Roger H. (2015-11-06). The Chemistry of Textile Fibres
Yarn_conditioning
American geologist
related to Increase and Cotton Mather, well known New England Puritan ministers. They are all directly descended from Rev. Richard Mather. The family's religious
Kirtley_F._Mather
American businessman, astronomer and college administrator
other schoolmates enjoyed picking on Cotton Mather (to the point where he wrote to his father, Increase Mather, and requested to come home early). After
Thomas_Brattle
Philadelphia club started by Benjamin Franklin
societies” and “reforming societies” proposed in Massachusetts by Cotton Mather. Cotton Mather described the neighborhood societies as being composed of a dozen
Junto_(club)
British-American minister
reprinted a decade later in London. Unlike the zealous Cotton Mather and his powerful father Increase Mather, Deodat Lawson does not appear to have published
Deodat_Lawson
English soldier in 16th century
Battle of Ivry, France in 1590[citation needed]. However, the Reverend Cotton Mather of Boston wrote: "Thomas Dudley's father was Captain Roger Dudley, --
Roger_Dudley
British gas mask
ISBN 978-3319516639 Wetherell, Anthony; Mathers, George (2007), "Respiratory Protection", in Marrs, Timothy; Maynard, Robert; Sidell, Frederick (eds.), Chemical
Black_Veil_Respirator
American lawyer, judge and politician (1765–1845)
Connecticut. Smith was born in Sharon in the Connecticut Colony, the son of Cotton Mather Smith, a Puritan minister who moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut
John_Cotton_Smith
Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller
Met with By the Way (1863, John Murray) Mather, Jeffrey. (2010). "Botanising in a Sinocentric world: Robert Fortune's travels in China". Studies in Travel
Robert_Fortune
Historical form of church membership in American Christianity
Davenport and Increase Mather wrote against the synod, while Mitchell, John Allen and Richard Mather defended it. Eventually, Increase Mather changed his position
Half-Way_Covenant
Anglo-American clergyman and president of Harvard College (1592–1672)
1637. He preached at Plymouth until 1641, then at Scituate where, says Cotton Mather, "he remained for three years and three times three years, cultivating
Charles_Chauncy
English industrialist, railway entrepreneur and Liberal politician
Jackson's mother was descended from the Mathers of Lowton whose family included Cotton Mather and Richard Mather. Jackson was sent to work at an ironmongers
Sir William Jackson, 1st Baronet
Sir_William_Jackson,_1st_Baronet
British politician (1750–1830)
this was passed (heavily amended, and applying only to the cotton industry) as the Cotton Mills and Factories Act. In 1817, he retired from business,
Sir_Robert_Peel,_1st_Baronet
Merchant and magistrate (1641–1717)
Hathorne was present at a meeting (Sewall Diary) with Stoughton and Cotton Mather to discuss using court records in a new publication designed to promote
John_Hathorne
American singer-songwriter
and electric guitar. Marshall's next project, with producer Robert Harrison of Cotton Mather, began in 2011 at Harrison's custom-built recording studio
Craig_Marshall
English Civil War soldier and noted angler/author (1613–1687)
was part of a local Puritan network; Robert's godfather was the preacher Richard Mather, grandfather of Cotton Mather. His first wife was Elizabeth Rudyard;
Robert_Venables
English-born merchant and politician (1604–1697)
land and shipping interests. Due to his advanced age (he died at 93) Cotton Mather referred to him as the "Nestor of New England". Simon Bradstreet was
Simon_Bradstreet
English pirate
two months before being captured themselves. Following Fly's capture, Cotton Mather tried and failed to get Fly to publicly repent. William Fly and his
William_Fly
Industrial epithelioma of the scrotum
cancer, an epithelioma of the scrotum. It was first reported in 1887 in a cotton mule spinner. In 1926, a British Home Office committee strongly favoured
Mule_spinners'_cancer
The Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 54) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It established the Cotton Board and
Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1939
Cotton_Industry_(Reorganisation)_Act_1939
until 1673, when Increase Mather took over. Mayo lived in a brick house on Hanover Street which was later occupied by Cotton Mather. After retiring, Mayo
John_Mayo_(minister)
GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of cotton spinning mills, weaving sheds, bleachers and dyers and other textile mills
List_of_mills_in_Wigan
Index of history with the same name
Bradford Anne Bradstreet John Cotton Oliver Cromwell John Endecott Jonathan Edwards Anne Hutchinson Cotton Mather Increase Mather James Noyes Thomas Parker
History_of_the_Puritans
Former method of smallpox immunisation
of a Bostonian minister, Cotton Mather, who mentions an encounter in 1707 with a Garamante from Libya named Onesimus. Mather said that Onesimus's society
Variolation
American academic administrator
his behavior disagreeable to them, with a design to make him Odious'. Cotton Mather in his Magnalia Christi Americana stated that He was forced to resign
Leonard_Hoar
English military officer and colonial administrator (1637–1707)
Ground in Boston, Massachusetts. His funeral service was conducted by Cotton Mather, who called his sermon there Winthropi justa. Winsor, Justin (1887)
Fitz-John_Winthrop
American accused of witchcraft
neighboring churches moderated by Increase Mather, and including his prolific and witch-phobic son Cotton Mather. Later that year, Peter Cloys/Cloyce asked
Sarah_Cloyce
Recreation in colonial New England
length. Some prominent leaders whose sermons are still extant include Cotton Mather, John Davenport, and Jonathan Edwards. The Puritans used personal diaries
New England Puritan culture and recreation
New_England_Puritan_culture_and_recreation
Name used by anti-episcopal author(s) in the late 1500s
hierarchy to respond in kind, hiring professional writers such as Thomas Nashe, Robert Greene and John Lyly to write counter-tracts. The tracts are invectives
Martin_Marprelate
American actress (1915–2010)
the kids' father, and child actors Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver and Jerry Mathers as Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver. In the show, Billingsley was often seen doing
Barbara_Billingsley
English chartered company
ideal commonwealth (who were to support themselves with growing tobacco and cotton); and to harry Spanish shipping in the Spanish Main. The Company's regulations
Providence_Island_Company
Former commodity exchange in Memphis, Tennessee
The Memphis Cotton Exchange is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States, on the corner of Front Street and Union Avenue. It was founded in
Memphis_Cotton_Exchange
Dedham Public Schools. Belcher was friends with Judge Samuel Sewall and Cotton Mather. Sewall attended his ordination. In 1721, he came down with a "dangerous
Joseph_Belcher
Devotion of the entire Sabbath to worship and avoidance of recreational activities
Bradford Anne Bradstreet John Cotton Oliver Cromwell John Endecott Jonathan Edwards Anne Hutchinson Cotton Mather Increase Mather James Noyes Thomas Parker
Puritan_Sabbatarianism
Musical artist
ISBN 9781589792531. Robert Palmer (1982). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6. Biography by Shaun Mather, Black Cat Rockabilly
Raymond_Hill_(musician)
Psalter first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
elected to replace the Bay Psalm Book with these new titles. In 1718, Cotton Mather undertook the revision of the original Bay Psalm Book which he had studied
Bay_Psalm_Book
2008) Rick Kennedy, The First American Evangelical: A Short Life of Cotton Mather (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdman's, 2015) Rick Kennedy, The Winds of
Rick_Kennedy_(historian)
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of numerous places named from Old English cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire).French : from a diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat (of mail)’ (see Cott).John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Wide Fame; Spanish Form of Robert Shining Fame
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Colton, COLTEN means "Cola's settlement."
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : variant of Cotton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Netherlands, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Famed; Bright; Shining; An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages; A; 14th-century King Robert the Bruce; Robert Burns the Poet
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : variant of Cotton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant spelling of Colton.
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTA means "bright fame." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish. Compare with another form of Roberta.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
ROBERT COTTON-MATHER
v. t.
To make sober.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
n.
The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
v. i.
To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
a.
Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in appearance or character; soft, like cotton.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
n.
Cloth made of cotton.
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.
a.
Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.