GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Adown (), adv. [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of dūne 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.
   
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   Adown, prep. Down. [Archaic & Poetic]
   
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   Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. Prior.
   
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