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duvet
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du·vet  (d-v, dy-)
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 dnn.]

duvet [doo-vay]
Noun
same as continental quilt [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.duvet - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
eiderdown - down of the eider duck
quilt, comforter, puff, comfort - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Translations
duvet [ˈduːveɪ] n (BRIT) → edredón m (nórdico)

duvet [ˈduːveɪ] n (Brit) → couette f

duvet [ˈduːveɪ] (Brit) nFederbett nt

duvet [ˈduːveɪ] npiumino, piumone m

duvet
n duvet [ˈduːvei]
(alsodownie®ˈdauni) a type of quilt stuffed with feathers, down etc, used on a bed instead of blankets. donskombers لِحاف محْشو بالرّيش вид юрган peřina, prošívaná pokrývka dundyne; dyne das Duvet πάπλωμα edredón sulgtekk لحاف untuvatäkki couette שְׂמִיכַת פּוּך लोई vrsta perjanog pokrivača paplan selimut dúnsæng imbottita 羽ぶとん pūkinė antklodė dūnu (vai mākslīga materiāla) sega sejenis cadar tebal donsdeken dyne kołdra edredon pilotă пуховое одеяло prešívaná prikrývka pernica perjani prekrivač duntäcke ผ้าห่ม kuş tüyü yorgan 鴨絨墊絮,用羽毛、絨毛等製成的棉被 пухова перина ایک موٹا ، نرم لحاف chăn lông vịt 垫絮,羽毛


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