downien.¹

Brit.

/ˈdaʊni/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊni/, Scottish English

/ˈdaʊnɪ/

Forms: 1900s– downie, 1900s– downy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down n.², -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < down n.² + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial. Now chiefly Scottish.

A quilt filled with down; a duvet or continental quilt.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover > quilt

quilt1276

pourpoint1345

bed-quilt1765

razai1784

bed-cover1828

comforter1832

comfort1834

comfortable1842

yorgan1914

downie1947

1947 F. Towers in Virginia Q. Rev. 23 578 He couldn't..sleep, or come downstairs, or face strangers without hugging his downie.

1976 New York 25 Oct. 61/1 Many people have been replacing their top bedding separates with an old-world wonder called a duvet—also known..as a downie.

1999 J. Boyle Hero of Underworld 101 She lay in bed looking ravishing. ‘Come in and keep me warm,’ she teased, snuggling into her downy.

2006 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Aug. 3 Instead of languishing in my pit with my head under the downie this morning,..I am snapped into reality by the alarm going off at 6.15am.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

downien.²

Brit.

/ˈdaʊni/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊni/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down adv., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < down adv. + -y suffix⁶. Compare uppie n. Compare also downer n. 4, down n.⁴ 1d.

slang.

A depressant or tranquillizing drug, especially a barbiturate; = downer n. 4. Cf. uppie n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > sedative drug or tablet

tranquillizer1800

goof ball1938

goof pill1948

pill1951

bomber1962

rainbow1963

downer1966

downie1966

down1967

disco biscuit1981

1966 Sunday Times 13 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 35/4 Uppies and downies, pep pills and tranquillisers.

1967 R. Bronsteen Hippy's Handbk. 13 The beautiful thing about downies is that there's no come down... You just go to sleep.

2010 D. Kipper Addiction Solution xi. 181 For all benzos..downies, drowsy highs, drunk pills, idiot pills, nerve pills, no worries, sleeping pills, stoppers, stumblers, tranks, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downie
释义	downien.¹ Brit. /ˈdaʊni/, U.S. /ˈdaʊni/, Scottish English /ˈdaʊnɪ/ Forms: 1900s– downie, 1900s– downy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down n.², -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < down n.² + -y suffix⁶. colloquial. Now chiefly Scottish. A quilt filled with down; a duvet or continental quilt. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover > quilt quilt1276 pourpoint1345 bed-quilt1765 razai1784 bed-cover1828 comforter1832 comfort1834 comfortable1842 yorgan1914 downie1947 1947 F. Towers in Virginia Q. Rev. 23 578 He couldn't..sleep, or come downstairs, or face strangers without hugging his downie. 1976 New York 25 Oct. 61/1 Many people have been replacing their top bedding separates with an old-world wonder called a duvet—also known..as a downie. 1999 J. Boyle Hero of Underworld 101 She lay in bed looking ravishing. ‘Come in and keep me warm,’ she teased, snuggling into her downy. 2006 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Aug. 3 Instead of languishing in my pit with my head under the downie this morning,..I am snapped into reality by the alarm going off at 6.15am. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). downien.² Brit. /ˈdaʊni/, U.S. /ˈdaʊni/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down adv., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < down adv. + -y suffix⁶. Compare uppie n. Compare also downer n. 4, down n.⁴ 1d. slang. A depressant or tranquillizing drug, especially a barbiturate; = downer n. 4. Cf. uppie n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > sedative drug or tablet tranquillizer1800 goof ball1938 goof pill1948 pill1951 bomber1962 rainbow1963 downer1966 downie1966 down1967 disco biscuit1981 1966 Sunday Times 13 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 35/4 Uppies and downies, pep pills and tranquillisers. 1967 R. Bronsteen Hippy's Handbk. 13 The beautiful thing about downies is that there's no come down... You just go to sleep. 2010 D. Kipper Addiction Solution xi. 181 For all benzos..downies, drowsy highs, drunk pills, idiot pills, nerve pills, no worries, sleeping pills, stoppers, stumblers, tranks, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1947n.²1966
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