eider

[ ahy-der ]

/ ˈaɪ dər /

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Origin of eider

1735–45; <Icelandic æthar (in 18th century spelled ædar), genitive singular of æthur eider duck, in phrase ædar dūnn down of the eider duck; spelling eider<German or Swedish

Words nearby eider

Eichmann, Adolf, eicosapentaenoic acid, Eid, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, eider, eiderdown, eider duck, eidetic, eidolon, eidos

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How to use eider in a sentence

Zeal had undressed, extended himself on the bed, and covered his body with an eider-down quilt.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The judges sat in their armchairs, with their heads propped up by eider-down cushions, because they had so much to think about.
Rudy and Babette|Hans Christian Andersen
It was winter, and snow was on the ground; white and sparkling, and as light as eider-down.
Unveiling a Parallel|Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant
"Meany, meany," called Judy after her friend, who had seized her gray eider-down cape and was fleeing down the hall.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed

The Eider route is the old one, but he hoped to get rid of some of his apples at Tnning, the town at its mouth.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for eider

eider

eider duck

/ (ˈaɪdə) /

noun

any of several sea ducks of the genus Somateria, esp S. mollissima, and related genera, which occur in the N hemisphere. The male has black and white plumage, and the female is the source of eiderdown

Word Origin for eider

C18: from Old Norse æthr; related to Swedish ejder, Dutch, German Eider

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