thistledown

[ this-uhl-doun ]

/ ˈθɪs əlˌdaʊn /

noun

the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.

Origin of thistledown

First recorded in 1555–65; thistle + down²

Words nearby thistledown

“This Little Piggy Went to Market”, this'll, this side of, thistle, thistle butterfly, thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness, thither, thitherto

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Example sentences from the Web for thistledown

Her mind yielded to an entirely new sensation, as a fluff of thistledown is lightly blown about.
Patty's Perversities|Arlo Bates
A movement light as thistledown seemed to have caught his ear.
The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard
She says she came to earth like a piece of thistledown on the other side.
Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs|Anne Warner
It was the village Jester capering along the path as if the world were thistledown and every day a holiday.
The Jester's Sword|Annie Fellows Johnston

“They roll along with the lightness of thistledown across a green field,” declared Tad enthusiastically, speaking to himself.
The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska|Frank Gee Patchin

British Dictionary definitions for thistledown

thistledown

/ (ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn) /

noun

the mass of feathery plumed seeds produced by a thistle

anything resembling this

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单词	thistledown
释义	thistledown [ this-uhl-doun ] / ˈθɪs əlˌdaʊn / noun the mature, silky pappus of a thistle. Origin of thistledown First recorded in 1555–65; thistle + down² Words nearby thistledown “This Little Piggy Went to Market”, this'll, this side of, thistle, thistle butterfly, thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness, thither, thitherto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thistledown Her mind yielded to an entirely new sensation, as a fluff of thistledown is lightly blown about. Patty's Perversities\|Arlo Bates A movement light as thistledown seemed to have caught his ear. The Black Opal\|Katharine Susannah Prichard She says she came to earth like a piece of thistledown on the other side. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs\|Anne Warner It was the village Jester capering along the path as if the world were thistledown and every day a holiday. The Jester's Sword\|Annie Fellows Johnston “They roll along with the lightness of thistledown across a green field,” declared Tad enthusiastically, speaking to himself. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska\|Frank Gee Patchin British Dictionary definitions for thistledown thistledown / (ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn) / noun the mass of feathery plumed seeds produced by a thistle anything resembling this Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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