duvet

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du·vet /ˈduːveɪ, ˈdjuː- $ duːˈveɪ/ ●●○ noun [countable] especially British English  DHa large cloth bag filled with feathers or similar material that you use to cover yourself in bed 羽绒被 SYN American English comforter →4  See picture of 见图 BED

Examples from the Corpus

duvet• Josie disappeared for a couple of minutes and then reappeared with some pillows and a duvet.• To further pleas from Toby not to touch him I raced upstairs, grabbed a duvet and put it round him.• Boardman is shown wearing a duvet with the logo in one of the expedition photographs.• Can you imagine the luxury of a cashmere duvet cover?• Natural filled duvets are more expensive and those filled with duck down, are considered the ultimate in luxury duvets.• She still had her clothes on but was covered by a grey duvet.• You can purchase two kinds of duvet, polyester filled or natural.• Lightweight and fluffy, the duvet is ideal for summer use.Origin duvet (1700-1800) French “soft feathers”

du·vet nounChineseSyllable  

a feathers Corpus large that cloth or filled material similar bag with

duvet
du‧vet /ˈduːveɪ, ˈdjuː- $ duːˈveɪ/ noun [countable] especially British Englisha large cloth bag filled with feathers or similar material that you use to cover yourself in bed
   SYN  comforter American English

duvetBrE /ˈduːveɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈduːveɪ/ 🔊, also /duːˈveɪ/ 🔊 (BrE also quilt) noun

a large cloth bag that is filled with feathers or other soft material and that you have on top of you in bed to keep yourself warm 羽绒被◆a duvet cover (= a cover that you can wash, that you put over a duvet ) 羽绒被套