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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SWAN'S-DOWN; SWANS-DOWN

SWAN'S-DOWN; SWANS-DOWN Swan's "-down `, or; Swans "-down `, n.

 

1. The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on various articles of dress.

 

2. A fine, soft, thick cloth of wool mixed with silk or cotton; a sort of twilled fustian, like moleskin. Swan's-down cotton. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

swan's-down

sw n's-d wn sw ns d wn 名詞 U 1 白鳥のわた毛 〘へり取り パフ用 〙.2 (ベビー服など用の )柔らかい生地 .