Definition of Down feather

1. Noun. Soft fine feathers.

Exact synonyms: Down
Generic synonyms: Feather, Plumage, Plume
Specialized synonyms: Duck Down, Goose Down, Swan's Down, Plumule
Derivative terms: Downy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Down Feather

down-style
down-time
down-to-earth
down-town
down a shot
down and out
down antiquark
down antiquarks
down at heel
down at the heel
down at the heels
down bow
down bows
down bubble
down cellar
down feather (current term)
down for the count
down in the dumps
down in the heel
down in the heels
down in the mouth
down line
down on one's luck
down pat
down pat(p)
down payment
down payments
down promoter mutation
down quark

Literary usage of Down feather

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"A part of the pulp and Malpighian cells remains over after the complete growth of the down-feather, and from this succeeding generations of feathers are ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"During this formation of the down-feather tbe follicle becomes much deeper, so that at length it presents considerable superficial resemblance to the hair ..."

3. Outlines of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by John Sterling Kingsley (1917)
"A down feather begins as a thickening of the corium, ... Stereogram of developing down feather. bv, blood-vessels entering pulp; c, corium; ep, epidermis;/, ..."

4. The History of Hampton Court Palace by Ernest Philip Alphonse Law (1890)
"... and Velvets—His Counterpanes—Quilts—Beds of Down—Feather Beds—The Cardinal's own Bed—Mattresses—Pillow-Cases embroidered with Silk and Gold—Blankets—His ..."

5. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Robert Wiedersheim, William Newton Parker (1897)
"In this case a second, larger, follicle early arises from the base of the follicle of the down-feather, tho pulp of the two being in connection (D). ..."

6. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"A portion of down, feather. ' Young dowl of the beard.' — Howel in Hal. Fr. douille, douillet, soft, delicate. Lith. duja, a mote, pi. dujos, ..."

7. A Text-book of the Principles of Animal Histology by Ulric Dahlgren, William Allison Kepner (1908)
"335, in the development of a down feather of the pigeon. ... This down feather is soon lost, usually by being pushed out by the new or permanent feather ..."

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