What does "adown" mean?
Adown: From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic] "Thrice did she sink adown." Spenser.
Additional senses
- 2.Down. [Archaic & Poetic] Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. Prior.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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