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Why a drop of water acquires the shape of circle while getting absorbed on a bed sheet?

I am quite amazed by this observation as I couldn't prove it or intuitively have a correct reasoning for the circular geometry of the water drop which it acquires while getting absorbed on a bed sheet.

The tag on the bed sheet is printed by a statement that threads are made up of 100% cotton material.

Why the droplet tends to acquire a circular shape rather than acquiring any other shape?