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this⋅tle⋅down

  [this-uhl-doun]
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–noun
the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
Origin:
1555–65; thistle + down 2
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this·tle·down   (thĭs'əl-doun')   
n.  The silky down attached to the seedlike fruit of a thistle; pappus.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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