Down

down, n. the soft hair under the feathers of fowls: the hairy covering of the seeds of certain plants: anything which soothes or invites to repose.— n. Down′-bed .— p.adj. Downed , filled or covered with down.— ns. Down′ine ; Down′-quilt .— adj. Down′y , covered with or made of down: like down: soft: soothing: ( slang ) knowing.— The downy ( slang ), bed. [Ice. dúnn ; Ger. daune , dune .]