soft as down

soft as down
*soft as a baby's bottom & soft as a baby's backside & *soft as down & *soft as silk & *soft as velvet
Cliché very soft and smooth to the touch. (*Also: as\soft as down.) •

This cloth is as soft as a baby's bottom.

The kitten's fur was as soft as down.

Your touch is soft as silk.

This lotion will make your skin soft as velvet.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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