swansdown en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The down of a swan.
Oh, to be free of Princes' at one-thirty, of being the tiny kitten in the swansdown basket, of being the Arabian, and the grave, delighted child and the little wild creature. . . .
1920, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “Revelations”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, pages 266–267:
- (uncountable, usually) A soft woolen fabric; flannelette.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swansdowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| swan's-down | alternative | lexicographic | |
| swan's down | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
de Barchent (Soft woolen fabric) · de Schwanendaune (Down of a swan)