duvet

From French duvet, 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 *dhūw- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”). Cognate with Icelandic dúnn (“down”), Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at down.

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

duvet (plural duvets)

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

• (padded quilt): doona (Australia); quilt (USA); continental quilt (UK)

• eiderdown

From Middle French, 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 *dhūw- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”)[1]. Cognate with Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at down.

• IPA^(key): /dy.vɛ/

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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

• duveteux

• “duvet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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”)

duvet m (plural duvets)

1. (Jersey) duvet