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adown |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adown \A*down"\, adv [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS of d[=u]ne off the hill. See {Down}.] From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down to or on the ground. [Archaic] ``Thrice did she sink adown.'' --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adown \A*down"\, prep. Down [Archaic & Poetic] Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. --Prior.
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