A Down

1. Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
2. (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
3. Th soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
4. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.