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Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Time steals on with downy feet. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A small black and white ladder-backed woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) of Central and Eastern U. S. and Canada. It strongly resembles the hairy woodpecker, but is smaller (6 1/2"), compared with about 9-1/2" for the hairy. It is common in suburban backyards. [ PJC ]