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swan's-down

swan's-down is the alternative spelling of swansdown.

Meaning of swansdown

Noun

swansdown (usually uncountable, plural swansdowns)

  1. (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
  2. (usually) A soft woolen fabric; flannelette.

Questions about swan's-down

What is swan's-down the alternative spelling of?
Swan's-down is the alternative spelling of swansdown.

Words near swan's-down in the dictionary

  1. Swan View
  2. Swan Village
  3. swan's bath
  4. swan's down
  5. swan's road
  6. swan's-down
  7. swan-dive
  8. swan-dived
  9. swan-dives
  10. swan-diving
  11. swan-necked

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