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duvet

/ˈduːveɪ/noun

A soft, flat bag filled with feathers or other warm material, usually kept in a washable cover and used on a bed in place of blankets.

Example sentences

  • “On cold nights I pull the duvet right up to my chin.”
  • “The hotel bed had a thick white duvet and far too many pillows.”

From French; roughly what Americans call a comforter, though a duvet is designed to go inside a removable washable cover.

Synonyms for duvet

  • comforter

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