duvet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.4 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French duvet.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: do͞o'vā, IPA: /ˈduːveɪ/, SAMPA: /"du:veI/

  Rhymes: -uːveɪ

[edit] Noun

duvet (plural duvets)

1. (British, New Zealand) A thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets.

[edit] Synonyms

• doona (Australia)
• quilt (USA)
• continental quilt

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• eiderdown

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French, from Old Norse dunn (“‘drove, gang’”)^[1].

[edit] Noun

duvet m (countable and uncountable; plural duvets)

1. down (soft, fine feathers)
2. down, fuzz (on face, peach, etc)
3. (down-filled) sleeping bag
4. duvet, continental quilt
5. (Belgium, Switzerland) eiderdown

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Le Robert pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 351, duvet