powder down

noun

modified down feathers that continually crumble at the tips, producing a fine powder that forms a bloom on the plumage of certain birds, as pigeons and herons.

Words nearby powder down

powder boy, powder burn, powder charge, powder chest, powder compact, powder down, powdered milk, powdered sugar, powder flag, powder flask, powder horn

Example sentences from the Web for powder down

Powder-down feathers are degenerate down-feathers which appear to secrete a dry, waxy kind of powder.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
The powder-down patches of the oil bird are upon each side of the rump.
Birds and All Nature Vol VII, No. 1, January 1900|Various
There are several different kinds of feathers—contour feathers, semiplumes, down-feathers, filoplumes and powder-down.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various

单词	powder down
释义	powder down noun modified down feathers that continually crumble at the tips, producing a fine powder that forms a bloom on the plumage of certain birds, as pigeons and herons. Words nearby powder down powder boy, powder burn, powder charge, powder chest, powder compact, powder down, powdered milk, powdered sugar, powder flag, powder flask, powder horn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for powder down Powder-down feathers are degenerate down-feathers which appear to secrete a dry, waxy kind of powder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2\|Various The powder-down patches of the oil bird are upon each side of the rump. Birds and All Nature Vol VII, No. 1, January 1900\|Various There are several different kinds of feathers—contour feathers, semiplumes, down-feathers, filoplumes and powder-down. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2\|Various
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