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swan's-down

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swan's-down also swans·down (swnzdoun)
n.
1. The soft down of a swan.
2. A soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes.
3. Flannelette.
swan's-down
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fine soft down feathers of a swan, used to trim powder puffs, clothes, etc.
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a thick soft fabric of wool with silk, cotton, or rayon, used for infants' clothing, etc.
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cotton fabric with a heavy nap
Translations
swan's-down [ˈswɒnzˌdaʊn] n → piumino (di cigno)
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Polly was not very wise, but she felt that every one about her found something more attractive than usual in her and modestly attributed Tom's devotion, Sydney's interest, and Frank's undisguised admiration, to the new bonnet or, more likely, to that delightful combination of cashmere, silk, and swan's-down, which, like Charity's mantle, seemed to cover a multitude of sins in other people's eyes and exalt the little music teacher to the rank of a young lady.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
Sage, Reading' (a specially oily old gentleman in a blanket, with a swan's-down tippet for a beard, and a web of cracks all over him like rich pie-crust), to be a fine Guercino.
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