cotton ball

noun

US
: a small ball of cotton that can be used for a variety of purposes (such as removing makeup or cleaning a wound) and that is usually used once and then thrown away
a bag of cotton balls

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Made with 100% super soft cotton, each extra-large cotton ball is incredibly gentle on the skin. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 If there’s makeup residue on your eyelash curler, dampen a cotton ball with makeup remover and run it over the curler. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Cotton ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20ball. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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