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duvet

[doo-vey, dyoo-]

noun

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



duvet

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. another name for continental quilt

  2. Also called: duvet jacket.a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers

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51Թ 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 ūԲ; cognate with Dutch dons, German Daune, Swedish dun; down 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of duvet1

C18: from French, from earlier dumet, from Old French dum down ²
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But what confronts Labour might have most of us hiding under the duvet, and the sheer number of dangers seems to be multiplying.

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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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