duvet

CEFRB2

/d(j)uːˈveɪ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft thick cover filled with feathers or artificial material.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Short for duvet cover.

Examples

  • Even in winter she kicks off her duvet.

  • This duvet set is made from fibre-dyed cotton.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

More examples

In context

  • He pulled the thick duvet over his head to block out the morning light.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”), Dutch dons (“down”). More at down.