thistledown
/ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn/
noun
- The soft, fluffy material attached to the seeds of a thistle plant, which helps the seeds float through the air.
- The children tried to catch thistledown as it swirled around the garden.
- The field was covered in thistledown drifting on the autumn breeze.
- She watched a piece of thistledown float past her window like a tiny parachute.
- Something that is very light, delicate, or easily carried by the wind.
- The memory of that summer afternoon drifted through his mind like thistledown.
- The old scarf felt like thistledown in his hands, worn thin by years of use.
- Her voice was as light as thistledown, barely audible over the noise.