THISTLEDOWN

Meaning of THISTLEDOWN in English

n. a light fluffy stuff attached to thistle-seeds and blown about in the wind.

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

THISTLEDOWN — noun Date: 1561 the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THISTLEDOWN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THISTLEDOWN — /this"euhl down'/ , n. the mature, silky pappus of a thistle. [ 1555-65; THISTLE + DOWN 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THISTLEDOWN — n. down attached to the ripe head of the thistle plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THISTLEDOWN — noun Date: 1561 : the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THISTLEDOWN — ■ noun the light fluffy down of thistle seeds, enabling them to be blown about in the wind.
Concise Oxford English vocab
THISTLEDOWN — [this.tle.down] n (1561): the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THISTLEDOWN — thistledown BrE AmE ˈθɪs ə l daʊn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THISTLEDOWN — / ˈθɪsldaʊn; NAmE / noun [ U ] a very light soft substance that contains thistle seeds and is blown …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THISTLEDOWN — this ‧ tle ‧ down /ˈθɪs ə ldaʊn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the soft feathery substance fastened to thistle seeds …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THISTLEDOWN — n. a light fluffy stuff attached to thistle-seeds and blown about in the wind.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THISTLEDOWN — n. a light fluffy stuff attached to thistle-seeds and blown about in the wind.
Oxford English vocab
THISTLEDOWN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A thistledown floated into the bright phallus of the sunbeam and hovered over his face. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THISTLEDOWN — [noun] [U] - the mass of thin soft white threads which are joined to thistle seeds and which help them …
Cambridge English vocab
THISTLEDOWN — пушок thistledown пушок семян чертополоха; as light as thistledown = легкий как пух thistledown пушок семян чертополоха; as light as …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THISTLEDOWN — Пушок семян чертополоха
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THISTLEDOWN — пушок
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THISTLEDOWN — n. пушок семян чертополоха
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THISTLEDOWN — n. пушок семян чертополоха
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THISTLEDOWN — бот. пушок, хохолок
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
THISTLEDOWN — бот. пушок, хохолок
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
THISTLEDOWN — пушок thistledown пушок семян чертополоха; as light as thistledown = легкий как пух thistledown пушок семян чертополоха; as light as …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THISTLEDOWN — пушок
Англо-Русский словарь
THISTLEDOWN — n. Pronunciation: ' thi-s ə l- ˌ dau ̇ n Function: noun Date: 1561 : the typically plumose pappus from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THISTLEDOWN — пушок семян чертополоха
English-Russian Online Dictionary
DOWN — n. 1 a the first covering of young birds. b a bird's under-plumage, used in cushions etc. c a layer …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — n. 1 a the first covering of young birds. b a bird's under-plumage, used in cushions etc. c a layer …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
PHALLUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A thistledown floated into the bright phallus of the sunbeam and hovered over his face. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit depressed British English spoken: ▪ I felt a bit depressed because I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ZEPHYR — Synonyms and related words : air, blubber, breeze, butter, clay, cooling breeze, cushion, dough, down, eiderdown, feather bed, feathers, fleece, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WOOL — Synonyms and related words : Aralac, Avisco, Celanese, Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Lastex, Manila, Orlon, Terylene, Velon, Vicara, acetate rayon, alpaca, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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