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eiderdown

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Pure Eiderdown Comforters
Premier Eiderdown filled Winter comforters made by Daniadown
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Scandia & St. Geneve Down
Great Variety-Comforters, Eiderdown Hypoallergenic Pillows & Duvets
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Eiderdown Comforters
Icelandic Eiderdown Duvets, Pillows Made in Switzerland
www.italianfinelinens.com/ch

ei⋅der⋅down

  [ahy-der-doun]
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–noun
1. down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck.
2. a heavy quilt or comforter, esp. one filled with eiderdown.
3. a warm, lightweight knitted or woven fabric of wool, cotton, or man-made fibers, napped on one or both sides, used for sleepwear, infants' clothing, etc.
Origin:
1765–75; eider + down 2
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Pure Eiderdown Comforters
Premier Eiderdown filled Winter comforters made by Daniadown
www.comfortera.com
Scandia & St. Geneve Down
Great Variety-Comforters, Eiderdown Hypoallergenic Pillows & Duvets
www.jreneeonline.com
ei·der·down also eider down   (ī'dər-doun')   
n.  

  1. The down of the eider duck, used as stuffing for quilts and pillows.

  2. A quilt stuffed with the down of the eider duck.

  3. A warm napped fabric.


[Swedish ejderdun, from Icelandic ædhar-dún : ædhar, genitive of ædhr, eider (from Old Norse ǣdhr) + dún, down (from Old Norse dūnn).]
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Eiderdown Comforters
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www.italianfinelinens.com/ch
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