duvet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, which in turn derives from dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”). Cognate with Icelandic dúnn (“down”), Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”), Dutch dons (“down”). More at down.
Meanings
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(Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
He pulled the thick duvet over his head to block out the morning light.
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of) Short for duvet cover.
alt of duvet cover
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| duvets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
comforter (padded quilt) · quilt (padded quilt) · continental quilt (padded quilt) · doona (padded quilt)
Translations (69)
ru пододея́льник (duvet cover) · hi रज़ाई (quilt) · ar لِحَاف (quilt) · ga cuilt (quilt) · da dynebetræk (duvet cover) · de Bettdecke (quilt) · sv påslakan (duvet cover) · pt edredom (quilt) · ru пухо́вое одея́ло (quilt) · da dyne (quilt) · sv tjocktäcke (quilt) · nl dekbed (quilt) · es funda de edredón (duvet cover) · lt antklodė (quilt) · fi untuvapeite (quilt) · fr couette (quilt) · ca edredó (quilt) · pl kołdra (quilt) · az yorğan (quilt) · ro plapumă (quilt) · pl pierzyna (quilt) · ro pilotă (quilt) · de Federbett (quilt) · hu paplan (quilt) · cy carthen blu (quilt) · no dynetrekk (duvet cover) · zlw-ocs duchna (quilt) · es edredón (quilt) · sh jorgan (quilt) · cs peřina (quilt) · uz koʻrpa (quilt) · mk јорган (quilt) · ru пери́на (quilt) · nl dekbedovertrek (duvet cover) · et vatitekk (quilt) · sv täcke (quilt) · fi untuvapeitto (quilt) · da dundyne (quilt) · de Steppdecke (quilt) · ja 羽毛布団 (quilt) · sk perina (quilt) · fi täkki (quilt) · de Plumeau (quilt) · cmn 羽絨被 /羽绒被 (quilt) · tr yorgan (quilt) · fi pussilakana (duvet cover) · te బొంత (quilt) · is sæng (quilt) · de Bettbezug (duvet cover) · es plumón (quilt) · mi papangarua (quilt) · es cubrelecho (quilt) · it copri piumino (duvet cover) · it piumino (quilt) · no dyne (quilt) · lt užvalkalas (duvet cover) · el πάπλωμα (quilt) · de Plümo (quilt) · hu paplanhuzat (duvet cover) · de Daunendecke (quilt) · bg юрга́н (quilt) · it piumone (quilt) · nrf duvet (quilt) · es acolchado (Arg. and Ur.) (quilt) · ga duivé (quilt) · scn cuttunata (quilt) · ko 이불 (quilt) · es funda para edredón (duvet cover) · pl poszwa (duvet cover)