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Eider down

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Down of the eider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury.

See also: Eider

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The landlord was near spraining his wrist, and I told him for heaven's sake to quit -- the bed was soft enough to suit me, and I did not know how all the planing in the world could make eider down of a pine plank.

Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context

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