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Swanskin

Swanskin \Swan"skin`\, n.

  1. The act of a swan with the down or the feathers on.

  2. A species of soft flannel, thick and warm.

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swanskin

n. 1 The skin of a swan with the down or feathers on. 2 A type of brushed flannel cotton twill fabric.

Usage examples of "swanskin".

He must have been an escaped redemptioner, for he wore jauntily a swanskin three-cornered hat and stained breeches of a fine cloth.