The Collaborative International Dictionary
Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
(Zo["o]l.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
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(Bot.) A tree ( Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot.
Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover ( Trifolium arvense) with soft and silky heads.
Down \Down\, n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. d?nn, Sw. dun, Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]
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Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.:
(Zo["o]l.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets.
(Bot.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle.
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The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
And the first down begins to shade his face.
--Dryden.
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That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down
When in the down I sink my head, Sleep, Death's twin brother, times my breath.
--Tennyson.Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares!
--Southern.Down tree (Bot.), a tree of Central America ( Ochroma Lagopus), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool.
Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.
The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
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Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.:
In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana, a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light wood; -- called also the corkwood tree.
In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum. (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.