down
/daʊ̯n/ nom C2En français : duvet
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
Pluriel downs
Dans la bibliothèque
Bingley is coming down, sister,” (for Mrs.
He comes down on Thursday, at the latest, very likely on Wednesday.
One more practiced in the arts of great cities would have hid her blushes beneath a veil, or, at least, have cast down her thickly fringed lashes, so as to have concealed the liquid lustre of her animated eyes; but, on the contrary, the delighted girl looked around her with a smile that seemed to say: “If you are my friends, rejoice with me, for I am very happy.”
AN ARAB Camel-driver, after completing the loading of his Camel, asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down.
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