Adown \A*down"\, prep. Down. [Archaic & Poetic] [1913 Webster] Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]