duvet

noun dü-VEH Rare

Also means

down (feathers)

Usage Note

Duvet refers both to a thick quilt filled with down or synthetic fibres and to the soft fine down feathers themselves — le duvet du canard (duck down). In English 'duvet' is itself a borrowing from French. A couette is a close synonym for the bedding item in informal French.

Examples

"Elle se glisse sous le duvet et s'endort aussitôt."

Natural Translation

She slips under the duvet and falls asleep immediately.

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