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featherdown

featherdown noun: down (soft, fluffy immature feathers used in bedding).

Noun

featherdown (uncountable)

  1. Down (soft, fluffy immature feathers used in bedding).

Origin of featherdown

From feather + down.

Questions about featherdown

What does featherdown mean?
Featherdown means down (soft, fluffy immature feathers used in bedding).
What part of speech is featherdown?
Featherdown is a noun.

Words near featherdown in the dictionary

  1. featherbush
  2. featherbushes
  3. feathercoat
  4. feathercoats
  5. featherdom
  6. featherdown
  7. feathered
  8. feathered folk
  9. feathered folks
  10. feathered friend
  11. feathered friends

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