- thistledown
thistle-down
1> пушок семян чертополоха
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as light as thistle-down легкий как перышко (как пух)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
thistledown
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Thistledown — is:* The soft feathery material which protects the fruiting part of a thistle. * One of the servers in which the Massively Multi player Online Role Playing Game Asheron s Call takes place, with characters you create, set in the fictional land of… … Wikipedia
thistledown — ► NOUN ▪ the light fluffy down of thistle seeds, which enable them to be blown about in the wind … English terms dictionary
thistledown — [this′əl doun΄] n. the down attached to the flower head of a thistle … English World dictionary
Thistledown Racecourse — Thistledown is a thoroughbred race track in North Randall, Ohio at the outskirts of the city of Cleveland. It is owned by Magna Entertainment Corporation.History and InformationThe track came under the regulation of the Ohio Racing Commission in… … Wikipedia
ThistleDown House — (Северный Ванкувер,Канада) Категория отеля: Адрес: 3910 Capilano Road, V7R 4J2 Северный Ван … Каталог отелей
thistledown — noun Date: 1561 the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle … New Collegiate Dictionary
thistledown — /this euhl down /, n. the mature, silky pappus of a thistle. [1555 65; THISTLE + DOWN2] * * * … Universalium
thistledown — noun The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle … Wiktionary
thistledown — this|tle|down [ˈθısəldaun] n [U] the soft feathery substance fastened to thistle seeds that helps them to float in the air … Dictionary of contemporary English
thistledown — this|tle|down [ θısl,daun ] noun uncount the light soft white substance on thistle seeds … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thistledown — n. down attached to the ripe head of the thistle plant … English contemporary dictionary
