Color Names

Swans Down

Soft as the underfeathers of a swan, delicate and pale as they are.

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Swans Down is a pale grey, close to white.

It can be described as pale, delicate, faded and almost grey.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Swans Down

Swan

Swans are birds of the genus Cygnus within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae, forming the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. They are the largest waterfowl and are often among the largest flighted birds in their range.

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swans

Noun

  1. plural of swan

Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of swan
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down

Adverb

  1. From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
  2. To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.

Preposition

  1. From the higher end to the lower of.
  2. From north to south of.
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