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1. soft fluffy feathers: the soft fluffy feathers that are a young bird's first plumage
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2. birds soft inner feathers: the soft feathers that lie beneath the outer feathers in some adult birds
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3. feathers as stuffing: the soft breast feathers of a duck or goose, especially the female eider duck. Use: filling for pillows and quilts.
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4. covering of soft hairs: a covering of fine fluffy hairs, e.g. on a child's skin or on the skin of some fruits
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| [14th century. < Old Norse dúnn] |
