duvet

EnglishEdit

 
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A duvet, without a cover

EtymologyEdit

From French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, which in turn derives from dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”). Cognate with Icelandic dúnn (“down”), Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at down.

PronunciationEdit

  • enPR: do͞o'vā, IPA(key): /ˈduːveɪ/
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  • Rhymes: -uːveɪ

NounEdit

duvet (plural duvets)

  1. (Britain, New Zealand) A thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets.
  2. (US) A cover for a quilt or comforter.

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”)[1]. Cognate with Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at English down.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

duvet m (plural duvets)

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

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

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EtymologyEdit

From Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”)

NounEdit

duvet m (plural duvets)

  1. (Jersey) duvet
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