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Definition of Swansdown
1. n. The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on various articles of dress.
Definition of Swansdown
1. Noun. The down of a swan ¹
2. Noun. A soft woolen fabric; flannelette ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swansdown
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Swansdown
Literary usage of Swansdown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Southern Literature by John Calvin Metcalf (1909)
""Come, Mr. swansdown, I will lead the way. Don't be alarmed: We shall be better
... swansdown, ashamed of being outdone, but protesting his reluctance, ..."
2. Platinotype: Its Preparation and Manipulation by William de Wiveleslie Abney, Lyonel Clark (1898)
"The pad should therefore always be made of some yielding material, such as pure
cotton-wool, or swansdown calico, or good flannel, and all hard or ..."
3. Trinity Sketches: Selections from "The Trinity Tablet", 1887-1894. by George William Ellis, DeForest Hicks, Robert Lewis Paddock, Melville Knox Bailey (1894)
"Miss swansdown (to herself} — What a goose I am, I'll be really falling in love
... Miss swansdown — Why, no. What do you mean ? Can't you explain with all ..."
4. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, George Cruikshank (1840)
"This was hailed as a glorious reaction ; but more glorious still was it deemed
when at three o'clock swansdown was seven a-head. Now came the grand struggle ..."
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