English

A duvet, without a cover

Noun

duvet ‎(plural duvets)

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

See also

• eiderdown

French

Pronunciation

Etymology

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.

Noun

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

References

1. ↑ Le Robert pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 351, duvet

Norman

Etymology

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”)

Noun

duvet m ‎(plural duvets)

1. (Jersey) duvet