Etymology

thistledown

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Today it means: The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle. Full definition →

English down ← Middle English doun
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The story

  1. Englishthistle
  2. Middle Englishdoun
  3. Englishdown
  4. English todaythistledown

From thistle + down.

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