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du⋅vet

[doo-vey, dyoo-]
–noun
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.

Origin:
1750–60; < F: down (plumage), MF, alter. of dumet, deriv. of OF dum ≪ ON dūnn down 2
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du·vet   (dōō-vā', dyōō-)   
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.]
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