duvet

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English

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A duvet, without a cover

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: do͞o'vā, IPA(key): /d(j)uːˈveɪ/, /ˈd(j)uːveɪ/
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  • Rhymes: -uːveɪ

Noun

duvet (plural duvets)

  1. (British, New Zealand, Canada) 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.
  2. (US) Short for duvet cover.

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French

Etymology

Inherited 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”).

Cognate with Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at English down.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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References

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

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Norman

Etymology

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”).

Noun

duvet m (plural duvets)

  1. (Jersey) duvet

Swedish

Adjective

duvet

  1. indefinite neuter singular of duven
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