down feather

/daʊn ˌfɛðər/
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Other forms: down feathers

Definitions of down feather
  1. noun
    soft fine feathers
    synonyms: down
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    duck down
    down of the duck
    goose down
    down of the goose
    swan's down
    down of the swan
    plumule
    down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
    eiderdown
    down of the eider duck
    type of:
    feather, plumage, plume
    the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
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