duvet

American  

[doo-vey, dyoo-] / duˈveɪ, dyu- /

noun

1. a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.

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duvet British  

/ ˈduːveɪ /

noun

1. another name for continental quilt

2. Also called: duvet jacket.  a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers

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Etymology

Origin of duvet

First 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; down ²

Example Sentences

In this case, I can’t see how ironing out a few wrinkles and covering a rumpled duvet with a digital bedspread materially misrepresents your home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Perhaps that’s somewhat different from covering a duvet with a bedspread — although, in fairness, that doesn’t exist either.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But there was a four-hour wait for an ambulance, so Andrea's family wrapped her in a duvet cover, carried her to the car and drove her to the hospital themselves.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

“It just looked like a statue. I was like, ‘How am I going to get this on?’” the 22-year-old recalled from under a fluffy duvet in her bedroom in New York, where she now lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Not taking her eyes off Pet for one second, Bitter stretched out a hand and blindly patted their duvet and pillows before finding Aloe’s arm and squeezing the flesh of his bicep.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Related Words

• bedspread
• blanket
• comforter