down (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Soft feathers, or a like substance1. plūma2. lānūgo, ĭnis, f. (d.-like hair)3. lāna (strictly wool4. (of thistles, etc.) pappusII. A low hill • down (subs.): I. Soft feathers, or a like substance: 1. plūma: to sleep on d., in pluma dormire, Mart.: (soft) d., mollis pl., Virg. (for pluma includes the whole of the plumage). 2. lānūgo, ĭnis, f. (d.-like hair): to mark the cheeks with dubious d., dubia signare l. malas, Ov.: fruit white with soft d., cana tenera l. mala, Virg. 3. lāna (strictly wool: rare in this sense): the inner d. of the swan (softest d.), interior cygni l., Mart. 4. (of thistles, etc.) pappus: Plin. II. A low hill: tŭmŭlus: v. hill, RISING-GROUND.