Swansdown

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The down of a swan. uncountable, usually

    "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. 2
    A soft woolen fabric; flannelette. uncountable, usually

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blubberbreezebutterclaycorduroycotton

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"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. . . ."

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