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

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