English · Idiom Historical

Sea Island Cotton

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The cotton grown on the coast of South Carolina.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bông vải trồng ở bờ biển Nam Carolina

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Sea & boats Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Sea Island Cotton” mean?

The cotton grown on the coast of South Carolina.

Is “Sea Island Cotton” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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