Definition of thistledown in English:
thistledown
nounˈθɪs(ə)ldaʊnˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn
mass nounLight fluffy down which is attached to thistle seeds, enabling them to be blown about in the wind.
Example sentencesExamples
- My favourite plant, lavender, is something of a delicacy for goldfinches - when they've finished all the thistledown, that is.
- Like thistledown, she floats from one position to another, scarcely aware of him yet somehow connected, even dependent.
- It's fitting that thistledown, which provides Gilmore with an increasingly significant image over the years, should be the subject of one poem.
- You could, of course, write a thesis about Wodehouse but the endeavour would be like trying to preserve thistledown between sheet glass.
Definition of thistledown in US English:
thistledown
nounˈθɪsəlˌdaʊnˈTHisəlˌdoun
Light fluffy down which is attached to thistle seeds, enabling them to be blown about in the wind.
Example sentencesExamples
- You could, of course, write a thesis about Wodehouse but the endeavour would be like trying to preserve thistledown between sheet glass.
- My favourite plant, lavender, is something of a delicacy for goldfinches - when they've finished all the thistledown, that is.
- Like thistledown, she floats from one position to another, scarcely aware of him yet somehow connected, even dependent.
- It's fitting that thistledown, which provides Gilmore with an increasingly significant image over the years, should be the subject of one poem.