Duvet


[doo-vey, dyoo-] /duˈveɪ, dyu-/

noun
1.
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
/ˈduːveɪ/
noun
1.
another name for continental quilt
2.
Also called duvet jacket. a down-filled jacket used esp by mountaineers
n.

1758, from French duvet “down,” earlier dumet, diminutive of dum “down.”

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