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 Definitions of thistledown  [ˈθɪs əlˌdaʊn]  

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Definition of 'thistledown' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) thistledown
the mature silky pappus of a thistle.

Etymology:  (1555–1565)

Definition of 'thistledown' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) thistledown
pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle

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