dowle

noun /ˈdaʊl/

1. feathery or woolly down; filament of a feather

   Are ministers of fate: the elements Of whom your swords are temper'd may as well Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at stabs Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish One dowle that's in my plume; […]

   You fools! I and my fellows

Where it comes from

Compare Old French douille (“soft”), and English ductile.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry dowle (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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