2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Adown  \A*down"\,  adv  [OE.  adun,  adoun,  adune.  AS  of  d[=u]ne 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Adown  \A*down"\,  prep. 
  Down  [Archaic  &  Poetic] 
 
  Her  hair  adown  her  shoulders  loosely  lay  displayed. 
  --Prior. 

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