Swans-down

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "swansdown":
     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