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du·vet
(do͞o-vā′, dyo͞o-)n.
A quilt, usually with a washable cover, that may be used in place of a bedspread and top sheet.
[French, down, from Old French, alteration of dumet, diminutive of dum, dun, from Old Norse dūnn.]
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duvet
(ˈduːveɪ)n
1. (Textiles) another name for continental quilt
2. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: duvet jacket a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers
[C18: from French, from earlier dumet, from Old French dum down2]
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du•vet
(duˈveɪ, dyu-)n.
1. a usu. down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
2. a decorative casing for such a quilt.
[1750–60; < French]
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duvet
comforter
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Noun | 1. | duvet - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider eiderdown - down of the eider duck |
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Translations
دُوفِيهلِحاف محْشو بالرّيش
peřinaprošívaná pokrývka
dynedundyne
peittosängynpeitetäkki
perina
dúnsængsæng
キルトの掛け布団
깃털 이불
pūkinė antklodė
dūnu sega
duntäcke
ผ้าห่ม
kuş tüyü yorganyorgan
chăn lông vịt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
duvet
n
(= quilt) → Steppdecke f
(also duvet jacket) → Daunenjacke f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
duvet
(ˈduːvei) noun (also downie® (ˈdauni) ) a type of quilt stuffed with feathers, down etc, used on a bed instead of blankets.
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duvet
→ دُوفِيه peřina dyne Bettdecke πάπλωμα edredón sängynpeite couette perina piumone キルトの掛け布団 깃털 이불 dekbed dyne kołdra edredão пуховое одеяло duntäcke ผ้าห่ม yorgan chăn lông vịt 羽绒被Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009