Downy

Downy
Downy Down"y (-[y^]), a. 1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. ``A downy feather.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. ``A downy shower.'' --Keble. ``Downy pillow.'' --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Time steals on with downy feet. --Young. [1913 Webster]

3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] --Latham. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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