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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADOWN

prep. [a and down. ] From a higher to a lower situation; downwards; implying descent.

 

ADOWN

adv. Down; on the ground; at the bottom.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADOWN

A *down ", adv. Etym: [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of dune off the hill. See Down. ]

 

Defn: From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic ] "Thrice did she sink adown. " Spenser.

 

ADOWN

ADOWN A *down ", prep.

 

Defn: Down. [Archaic & Poetic ] Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. Prior.