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du·vet

 (do͞o-vā′, dyo͞o-)
n.
A quilt, usually with a washable cover, that may be used in place of a bedspread and top sheet.
[French, down, from Old French, alteration of dumet, diminutive of dum, dun, from Old Norse dūnn.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

duvet

(ˈduːveɪ)
n
1. (Textiles) another name for continental quilt
2. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: duvet jacket a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers
[C18: from French, from earlier dumet, from Old French dum down2]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

du•vet

(duˈveɪ, dyu-)

n.
1. a usu. down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
2. a decorative casing for such a quilt.
[1750–60; < French]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

duvet

comforter
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.duvet - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
continental quilt, eiderdown
eiderdown - down of the eider duck
quilt, comforter, puff, comfort - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
دُوفِيهلِحاف محْشو بالرّيش
peřinaprošívaná pokrývka
dynedundyne
peittosängynpeitetäkki
perina
dúnsængsæng
キルトの掛け布団
깃털 이불
pūkinė antklodė
dūnu sega
duntäcke
ผ้าห่ม
kuş tüyü yorganyorgan
chăn lông vịt

duvet

[ˈduːveɪ] (Brit)
A. N → edredón m (nórdico)
B. CPD duvet cover N → funda f de edredón (nórdico)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

duvet

[ˈduːveɪ] n (British) → couette fduvet cover n → housse f de couette
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

duvet

n
(= quilt) → Steppdecke f
(also duvet jacket) → Daunenjacke f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

duvet

[ˈduːveɪ] n (Brit) → piumone ® m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

duvet

(ˈduːvei) noun
(also downie® (ˈdauni) ) a type of quilt stuffed with feathers, down etc, used on a bed instead of blankets.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

duvet

→ دُوفِيه peřina dyne Bettdecke πάπλωμα edredón sängynpeite couette perina piumone キルトの掛け布団 깃털 이불 dekbed dyne kołdra edredão пуховое одеяло duntäcke ผ้าห่ม yorgan chăn lông vịt 羽绒被
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