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swansdown

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From swan + -s- + down.

noun swansdowns · swan's-down · swan's down

  1. uncountable, usually The down of a swan. Oh, to be free of Princes' at one-thirty, of being the tiny kitten in the swansdown basket, of being the Arabian, and the grave, delighted child and the little wild creature. . . .
  2. uncountable, usually A soft woolen fabric; flannelette.

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noun Down of a swan

DeutschSchwanendaune

noun Soft woolen fabric

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"swansdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swansdown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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swansdown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swansdown

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"swansdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swansdown.

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@misc{swansdown_2026,
  title = {swansdown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swansdown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}