cotton wool
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cotton wool
▶noun
- 1 Brit. fluffy wadding of a kind originally made from raw cotton, used especially for cleaning the skin or bathing wounds.
- 2 US raw cotton.
– phrases
wrap someone in cotton wool be overprotective towards someone.
wrap someone in cotton wool be overprotective towards someone.
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