duvet
[ doo-vey, dyoo- ]
noun
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
Origin of duvet
1First recorded in 1750–60; from French: “down” (plumage), Middle French, alteration of dumet, derivative of Old French dum, dun, ultimately from Old Norse dūnn; cognate with Dutch dons, German Daune, Swedish dun; see down2
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How to use duvet in a sentence
Duvets are novelties observed for the first time in Swiss inns, and much appreciated.
Italian Alps | Douglas William Freshfield
British Dictionary definitions for duvet
duvet
/ (ˈduːveɪ) /
noun
another name for continental quilt
Also called: duvet jacket a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers
Origin of duvet
1C18: from French, from earlier dumet, from Old French dum down ²
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