cotton wool bud

English

A cotton wool bud.

Alternative forms

• cotton-wool bud
• cottonwool bud

Noun

cotton wool bud (plural cotton wool buds)

1. (British) A short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end.

Synonyms

• cotton bud (UK)
• cotton swab
• Q-tip (US)

Translations

type of cotton swab

• Finnish: vanupuikko (fi)