Downy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Downy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Downy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downy adj like down or as soft as down [syn: downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy] covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" Synonym(s): downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downy \Down"y\ (-[ycr]), a. 1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. [bd]A downy feather.[b8] --Shak. Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. --Bacon. 2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. [bd]A downy shower.[b8] --Keble. [bd]Downy pillow.[b8] --Pope. Time steals on with downy feet. --Young. 3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] --Latham.