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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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... front of him with a slow and rhythmic movement; her cloak, lined with fur as white as swan's-down, was unclasped at the throat, and slipping back, revealed her shoulders, pale as polished ivory, the shoulder-blades disappearing into the lace of the corsage with an indescribably soft and fleeting curve as of wings. The neck ...
— The Child of Pleasure • Gabriele D'Annunzio



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