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English

Alternative spellings

swan's-down
swan's down

Noun

The down of a swan
A soft woolen fabric; flannelette

vi:swansdown

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Swan's-down \Swan's"-down`\, or Swans-down \Swans"-down`\, n.
1. The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on
various articles of dress.
[1913 Webster]

2. A fine, soft, thick cloth of wool mixed with silk or
cotton; a sort of twilled fustian, like moleskin.
[1913 Webster]

Swan's-down cotton. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton.
[1913 Webster]

Moby Dictionary
blubber , breeze , butter , clay , cushion , dough , down , eiderdown ,
feather bed , feathers , fleece , floss , flue , fluff , foam , fur , fuzz ,
kapok , lint , pile , pillow , plush , pudding , puff , putty , rubber ,
satin , silk , thistledown , velvet , wax , wool , zephyr