Definition of DUVET

duvet

Plural: duvets

Noun

  • A soft quilt, usually filled with down, used as a bed covering.
  • a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
  • A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
  • Short for duvet cover.

Examples

  • The word DUVET, though short, provided a cozy triple-word score in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, which in turn derives from dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”).
Cognate with Icelandic dúnn (“down”), Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”), Dutch dons (“down”). More at down.

Synonyms

continental quilt, eiderdown, comforter, doona, quilt

Scrabble Score: 9

duvet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
duvet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
duvet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

duvet: valid Words With Friends Word