ADOWN

Etymology

Adverb

adown (not comparable)

(archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place.

Preposition

adown

(archaic) Down.

Anagrams

• daown

Source: Wiktionary


A*down", adv. Etym: [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of dune off the hill. See Down.]

Definition: From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic] "Thrice did she sink adown." Spenser.

A*down", prep.

Definition: Down. [Archaic & Poetic] Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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