'Swan's-down' definitions:
Definition of 'Swan's-down'
From: GCIDE
- Swan's-down \Swan's"-down`\, or Swans-down \Swans"-down`\, n.
- 1. The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on various articles of dress. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A fine, soft, thick cloth of wool mixed with silk or cotton; a sort of twilled fustian, like moleskin. [1913 Webster]
- Swan's-down cotton. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton. [1913 Webster]