downland (dounland)

[ downle (doun'les), a. [ England: as, a down - east farmer. [U. S.] land.] Land characterized by downs. down-easter (doun'es'ter), n. One living "down east" from the speaker: sometimes ap- plied to New England ers generally, but spe- cifically to the inhabitants of Maine. [U. S.] downed (dound), a. [ down3 + -ed2; = Dan. dunet.] Covered or stuffed with down. Their nest so deeply downed . Young. Beauty and love advanc'd Their ensigns in the downle rosy faces Of youths and maids, led after by the graces. Hav Marlowe and Chapman , Hero and Leander, v. This callow boy with his do unle cheek eclipsed the graybeards. downward None could enter into life but those that were in down right earnest. Southey , Bunyan, p. 21. It is downright madne to strike where we have no power to hurt. Sir R. L'Estrange. downrightne (doun'rit-nes), n. Direct or plain dealing. Nay, was not Andreas in very deed a man of order, courage, downrightne ? Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, p. 56. downrush (doun'rush), n. A rushing down. [Rare.] A downrush of comparatively cool vapours. A. M. Clerke, Astron. in 19th Cent., p. 201. The downrushes of the gases, which, though absolutely intensely hot, are relatively cool. Stokes , Light, p. 238.