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  • swan's-down — [swänz′doun΄, swônz′doun΄] n. 1. the soft, fine under feathers, or down, of the swan, used for trimming clothes, etc. 2. a soft, thick fabric of wool and silk, rayon, or cotton, used for making baby clothes, etc. 3. a cotton fabric with a satin… …   Universalium

  • swan — swan1 [swän, swôn] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger schwan < IE base * swen , to sound, sing > L sonus,SOUND1 ] 1. pl. swans or swan any of several large bodied, web footed waterfowl (family Anatidae, esp. genus Cygnus) with a long, graceful… …   English World dictionary

  • swan song — {n. phr.}, {literary} A farewell or last appearance. * /The famous soprano gave her swan song in La Traviata before she retired./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • swan song — {n. phr.}, {literary} A farewell or last appearance. * /The famous soprano gave her swan song in La Traviata before she retired./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • swan's-down — [swänz′doun΄, swônz′doun΄] n. 1. the soft, fine under feathers, or down, of the swan, used for trimming clothes, etc. 2. a soft, thick fabric of wool and silk, rayon, or cotton, used for making baby clothes, etc. 3. a cotton fabric with a satin… …   English World dictionary

  • swan song — n. 1. the sweet song supposed in ancient fable to be sung by a dying swan 2. the last act, final creative work, etc. of a person, as before retirement or death …   English World dictionary

  • Swan Lake (1895) — Important Ballets *Revivals of Marius Petipa *Paquita (1847, *1881) *Le Corsaire (1858, 1863, 1868, 1885, 1899) The Pharaoh s Daughter (1862, *1885, *1898) Le Roi Candaule (1868, *1891, *1903) Don Quixote (1869, *1871) La Bayadère (1877, *1900)… …   Wikipedia

  • Swan's Island — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Swan. Swan s Island Géographie Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • swan — n. & v. n. 1 a large water bird of the genus Cygnus etc., having a long flexible neck, webbed feet, and in most species snow white plumage. 2 literary a poet. v.intr. (swanned, swanning) (usu. foll. by about, off, etc.) colloq. move or go… …   Useful english dictionary

  • swan song — noun a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) • Syn: ↑last hurrah • Hypernyms: ↑performance * * * noun Etymology: translation of German schwanenlied 1. : a song of great sweetness formerly thought to be uttered by the swan… …   Useful english dictionary

  • swan — swan1 [ swan ] noun count * a large white bird with a long neck that lives near water. A young swan is called a cygnet. swan swan 2 [ swan ] verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL swan around/in/off etc. to go somewhere in a relaxed and careless way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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