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duvet
[ doo-vey, dyoo- ]
/ duˈveɪ, dyu- /
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noun
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
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Origin of duvet
1750–60; <French: down (plumage), Middle French, alteration of dumet, derivative of Old French dum ≪ Old Norse dūnndown2
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duvet
/ (ˈduːveɪ) /
noun
another name for continental quilt
Also called: duvet jacket a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers
Word Origin for duvet
C18: from French, from earlier dumet, from Old French dum down ²
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