English-Thai Dictionary

downy

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOWNY

a.[See Down. ] 1. Covered with down or nap; as a downy feather; downy wings.
2. Covered with pubescence or soft hairs, as a plant.
3. Made of down or soft feathers; as a downy pillow.
4. Soft, calm, soothing; as downy sleep.
5. Resembling down.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOWNY

DOWNY Down "y, a.

 

1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A downy feather. " Shak. Plants that. .. have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. Bacon.

 

2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower. " Keble. "Downy pillow. " Pope. Time steals on with downy feet. Young.

 

3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng. ] Latham.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

downy

down y |ˈdounē ˈdaʊni | ▶adjective ( downier, downiest ) covered with fine soft hair or feathers: the baby's downy cheek. • filled with soft feathers: a downy pillow. • soft and fluffy: pale downy hair. DERIVATIVES down i ly |-nəlē |adverb, down i ness noun

 

downy mildew

down y mil dew ▶noun mildew on a plant that is marked by a whitish down composed of spore-forming hyphae, penetrating more deeply into the plant than powdery mildew. [Family Peronosporaceae, subdivision Mastigomycotina. ]

 

downy woodpecker

down y wood peck er ▶noun a widespread small North American woodpecker with a short bill, black and white plumage, and (on the male ) a red patch on the back of the head. [Picoides pubescens, family Picidae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

downy

downy |ˈdaʊni | ▶adjective ( downier, downiest ) 1 covered with fine, soft hair or feathers: the baby's downy cheek. • soft and fluffy: pale downy hair. • filled with soft feathers: a downy pillow. 2 dated (of a person ) shrewd; sharp: I told you she was a downy one.

 

downy mildew

downy mil ¦dew ▶noun [ mass noun ] mildew on a plant which is marked by a whitish down composed of spore-forming hyphae, penetrating more deeply into the plant than powdery mildew. ●Family Peronosporaceae, subdivision Mastigomycotina.

 

downy woodpecker

down y wood peck er ▶noun a widespread small North American woodpecker with a short bill, black and white plumage, and (on the male ) a red patch on the back of the head. [Picoides pubescens, family Picidae. ] downy woodpecker

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

downy

downy adjective the downy white fibers of autumn's milkweed: soft, velvety, smooth, fleecy, fluffy, fuzzy, feathery, furry, woolly, silky.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

downy

downy adjective I stroked the downy hair on my tiny son's head: soft, velvety, smooth, fleecy, fluffy, fuzzy, feathery, furry, woolly, silky, silken, satiny. ANTONYMS rough; wiry.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

downy

down y /dáʊni /形容詞 1 (綿毛 ダウンなどで )満たされた ; 覆われた .2 (柔らかい毛や産毛などで )覆われた .