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duvet

[ doo-vey, dyoo- ]

noun

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


duvet

/ ˈduːveɪ /

noun

  1. another name for continental quilt
  2. Also calledduvet jacket a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers


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Word History and Origins

Origin of duvet1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of duvet1

C18: from French, from earlier dumet, from Old French dum down ²

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Example Sentences

I pulled my duvet up to my chin and felt the mattress shaping to my body.

One look resembled a duvet cover thrown around the shoulders like a long cape.

A tube of lubricant also flew into the stalls as a duvet was swiftly scooped up.

The Dior dress Lawrence donned at the Globes bears a strong resemblance to a duvet cover accented with black tape.

But they believed, too, that Knox and Sollecito took pity on her later by covering her with a duvet.

But she improved it: "You must have it after you're in bed, and you must have my duvet."

Owen took his customary place by Madame Duvet, and played his usual game.

The only covering consisted of a single blanket, and the duvet or down pillow, always found upon the foot of continental beds.

He put his face down in her duvet and smelled the cotton covers and her nighttime sweat, like a spice, like cinnamon.

Madame Duvet says he's the handsomest man she ever saw, and that his beard is enough to win any woman's heart.'

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