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Swans-down   Listen
noun
Swans-down, Swan's-down  n.  
1.
The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on various articles of dress.
2.
A fine, soft, thick cloth of wool mixed with silk or cotton; a sort of twilled fustian, like moleskin.
Swan's-down cotton. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton.





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... Came Chanticleer's muffled crow. The stiff rails were softened to swan's-down, And still fluttered ...
— The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 - Sorrow and Consolation • Various


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