Her touch was like the impact of falling swansdown. From Wordnik.com. [Old Tin Sorrows]
When swansdown becomes soiled, it can be washed and look as good as new. From Wordnik.com. [The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home] Reference
She had a pink silk wrapper with swansdown all over it -- at four o'clock, think!. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
Herded amongst them, sacred to the Sun. Their skin was white as swansdown, and they moved. From Wordnik.com. [Theocritus, translated into English Verse] Reference
He lay atop the swansdown comforter, completely dressed except for his heavy cloak and mittens. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
Merykara lay in the swaying, jolting litter, on cushions and a mattress stuffed with swansdown. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock]
And if we were dressing in swansdown and fur in 1810. outside in 1817 we were looking like this. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
I understand that London is buried under snow today, so I am sure a bit of swansdown wouldn't go amiss. From Wordnik.com. [Regency Fashion - February] Reference
The Palace seamstresses bespoke the goose-down for featherbeds, the swansdown for trimming, and the tail feathers for hats. From Wordnik.com. [Take A Thief]
He has his plaid over his shoulders; she has a fur cloak thrown loosely over her white dress, and a swansdown hood over her head. From Wordnik.com. [When We Dead Awaken] Reference
It was that of a lady in a swansdown travelling-hood. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock o' Glenwarlock] Reference
It was of pale blue brocaded satin, edged with swansdown. From Wordnik.com. [Patty Blossom] Reference
Selina laid it on the silk and swansdown quilt and departed. From Wordnik.com. [The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel] Reference
The swansdown toque makes her black hair seem blacker still. From Wordnik.com. [The Choice of Life] Reference
He doted upon swansdown sofas with springs, French plays, cigars and chocolate. From Wordnik.com. [Capitola's Peril A Sequel to 'The Hidden Hand'] Reference
He doted upon swansdown sofas with springs, French plays, cigars, and chocolate. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
Mrs. Bremmil came out of the cloak-room in a swansdown cloak with a white "cloud" round her head. From Wordnik.com. [Plain Tales from the Hills] Reference
He wore the silver-grey dressing-gown trimmed with white swansdown in which Cairn had seen him before. From Wordnik.com. [Brood of the Witch-Queen] Reference
Browning who mourned over the spots upon his 'speckled hide,' but rejoiced in the swansdown of his lady. From Wordnik.com. [A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus] Reference
A hood of white swansdown was tied under her chin with white ribbons, and her smile, though shy, was very sweet. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie's New Friend] Reference
"Wake me in half an hour," and, curling himself up in the luxurious depths of swansdown cushions, he fell asleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of All-Power] Reference
She was wearing a new swansdown theatre cloak, with a collar which she had turned up round her face like a frame. From Wordnik.com. [A Prince of Sinners] Reference
Thea wore her white summer dress and a blue sash, but Lily Fisher had a new pink silk, trimmed with white swansdown. From Wordnik.com. [The Song of the Lark] Reference
Her shoulders were negligently clad in a satin wrap trimmed with swansdown, held in place by a loosely tied knot of silk. From Wordnik.com. [The Precipice] Reference
And so, my own dear sweet little swansdown lady, good-night to you, with my heart's love now and for ever from your true lover. From Wordnik.com. [A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus] Reference
She had brought down her new white cloak with the swansdown collar, and asked a liveried man to put it aside for her while she dined. From Wordnik.com. [The Guests Of Hercules] Reference
They soon made acquaintance with the Patagonians, and exchanged a few trifles, precious to the natives, for swansdown and gunaco skins. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century] Reference
A sensation of being smothered in scented swansdown. From Wordnik.com. [The Miller of Old Church] Reference
And I've nice little swansdown lined slippers over my best white silk-stockings. From Wordnik.com. [The Smart Set Correspondence & Conversations] Reference
A pearl-colored coat, buff swansdown vest, white worsted breeches and ribbed stockings. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret] Reference
I hope you don't allow any kisses, except those of your own particular swansdown powder puff. ". From Wordnik.com. [Patty's Suitors] Reference
A great many inexpensive flowers on it; and round her neck floated a long boa of imitation swansdown. From Wordnik.com. [Of Human Bondage] Reference
The Lord Mayor left me a cake of lavender-scented soap and at least half a dozen Forailean towels, soft as swansdown.”. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
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