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swan's-down
noun
- the fine soft down feathers of a swan, used to trim powder puffs, clothes, etc
- a thick soft fabric of wool with silk, cotton, or rayon, used for infants' clothing, etc
- a cotton fabric with a heavy nap
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Having decided it should be white, he seized the swans-down powder puff, and commenced the operation on the right side.
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This is a comforter, a quilt, for the Spiders babies, softer than any swans down and warm as toast.
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Her couch is more delicate than swans-down and whiter than the fleece of clouds where brood the summer storms.
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“Yes, mademoiselle,” and Estelle deftly obeyed orders and brought a white boudoir gown edged with swans-down.
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Cut in the whites and add one cup of swans down flour sifted with one teaspoonful of baking powder.
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