downy

Example Sentences

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His earliest memories of fabric were totally sensory, he said, recalling the downy feel of a jamawar shawl at home in Srinagar and the soft warmth of his mother's shahtoosh saris.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

She manages to weave sounds together that shouldn’t quite fit together, finding congruency in her downy melodies and romantic lyricism.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

"Our hypothesis is that these bladder cells also protect against other plant diseases like downy mildew, a fungal disease which severely limits quinoa yields," says Max Moog.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

The Italian government last month allocated a modest one million euros to help grape producers hurt by downy mildew.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2023

The baby was a beautiful little thing with white skin and downy black curls which grew down into a point on her forehead, like Mama’s.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith