thistledown
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English thistle English down English thistledown From thistle + down.
- The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.
“Yet, let me not reproach myself, since the blame is due to her lightness of heart, her fickle fancy—no stabler than gossamer or thistledown—which the first wanton breath wafts elsewhere.”