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Cotton was the main source for fruit fibers. Cotton clothes were prevalent in India at an early period itself. Perhaps it is in 膧艣val膩ya峁兣況autas奴tra and 尝腻峁瓂腻测补苍补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补^[1] that we meet with the earliest references to cotton clothes. We have indications not only to wild cotton, but we read of cotton cultivation also. Even though it has several other synonyms, cotton clothes were generally known by the name 碍腻谤辫腻蝉补. 础尘补谤补办辞艣补^[2] gives 碍腻谤辫腻蝉补phala and 叠腻诲补谤补 as synonyms of cotton. Perhaps it is in the epics that we come across the term 碍腻谤辫腻蝉补 for the first time. In 厂补产丑腻辫补谤惫补 of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补^[3], a country named 碍腻谤辫腻蝉颈办补 is mentioned, which perhaps indicates the cultivation of cotton in abundance in that country. Earlier in 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲蝉^[4], we find the word T奴lam in the sense of cotton. During the period of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉, cotton was indicated by the term 厂奴迟谤补. 笔腻峁噄苍颈^[5] has used both the terms 碍腻谤辫腻蝉补 as well as T奴lam characterized for cotton.

Thick and thin varieties of cotton were in vogue. Of these, thick type was useful in making tents, while thin variety was used for making garments. Cotton clothes were given as gift, especially on 艢谤腻诲诲丑补. Cotton mixed woolen or silk clothes also were in fashion.