THISTLEDOWN

Meaning of THISTLEDOWN in English

/ ˈθɪsldaʊn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a very light soft substance that contains thistle seeds and is blown from thistles by the wind

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — 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.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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