"cotton wool ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cotton wool balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cotton wool ball}} cotton wool ball (plural cotton wool balls)
  1. (common in British English) synonym of cotton ball Tags: British, English, regional Synonyms: cotton ball [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cotton_wool_ball-en-noun-Awyu1hzi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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