cotton cloth; cotton fabric
Refers to woven cotton fabric as a material. Common in contexts such as sewing, textiles, and traditional crafts.
This shirt is made of cotton cloth.
Cotton fabric feels good against the skin.
This factory has been weaving cotton cloth for generations.
I made a summer shirt out of cotton cloth.
綿 refers to raw cotton fiber or cotton as a material in general, whereas 綿布 specifically means the woven fabric made from it.
絹布 and 綿布 look similar in writing (both end in 布) but 絹布 is silk cloth while 綿布 is cotton cloth.
Compound of 綿 (めん, 'cotton') and 布 (ふ, 'cloth'). The reading めんぷ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi readings.