thistledown

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(this′əl doun′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
this•tle•down /ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the white silky substance on a thistle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
this•tle•down  (this′əl doun′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
  • thistle + down2 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thistledown / ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn/
  1. the mass of feathery plumed seeds produced by a thistle

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