WordNet
n. small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers [syn: tree cotton, Gossypium barbadense]
Usage examples of "sea island cotton".
But after all, Butler paid King, housed him, kept him supplied with everything a manager needs--food, the best Sea Island cotton seed, the best seed rice, and hundreds of slaves to work the land.
Under a pair of Sea Island cotton shirts, he uncovered the case his father had so painstakingly packed for him.
Then he pulled on a pair of Sea Island cotton shorts and, with sensual pleasure at the warm soft air on his nakedness, unpacked his things and rang for the waiter.
Avi is clad in the trousers of a good tropical-weight business suit, a tailored white Sea Island cotton shirt, dark ski goggles, and a wide-brimmed canvas hat.
She unbuttoned his Sea Island cotton shirt and slipped it from his shoulders, tut-tutting at the sight of the four bruises, now turning a fetching blue, that adorned his torso and ribs.
Gerrard wore casual but impressive clothes - hand-sewn loafers, finely pressed linen slacks, a custom-made Sea Island cotton shirt, greens and browns.