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duvet

[ doo-vey, dyoo- ]

noun

  1. a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.


duvet

/ ˈ»å³Ü˱¹±ðɪ /

noun

  1. another name for continental quilt
  2. Also calledduvet jacket a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of duvet1

First recorded in 1750–60; from French: “down†(plumage), Middle French, alteration of dumet, derivative of Old French dum, dun, ultimately from Old Norse »åÅ«²Ô²Ô; cognate with Dutch dons, German Daune, Swedish dun; down 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of duvet1

C18: from French, from earlier dumet, from Old French dum down ²
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She was bundled in a witchy outfit resembling a duvet cover.

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The court heard there was "blood on the duvet and pillow" with "blood on the walls and ceiling".

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She also piles on the layers, sleeping under four duvets.

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Yasmin: In the summer before high school, I stole a tattered copy of Bridget Jones's Diary from my parents' bookshelf and read it all in one night hidden under my duvet.

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“It just looked like a statue. I was like, ‘How am I going to get this on?’†the 22-year-old recalled from under a fluffy duvet in her bedroom in New York, where she now lives.

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