DUVET
What does "DUVET" mean?
A soft, thick quilt filled with down or other insulation, used instead of a top sheet and blankets.
Meanings
- A padded bed covering filled with down, feathers, or synthetic fibers, usually enclosed in a removable cover. She burrowed under the thick duvet and refused to face the cold morning.
Did you know?
- The name 'duvet' literally means 'down' in French - so a down duvet is, etymologically, a 'down down'.
Word origin
From French 'duvet', meaning 'down' (the soft under-feathers of birds), from earlier 'dum'/'dun', ultimately from Old Norse 'dunn' (down).
Remember it
DUVET sounds like 'do-VAY' - say it French, and remember the soft down inside.
A little poem
A cloud you can keep-
feathers that gave up the sky
to hold you to bed.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked my duvet why it was so warm. It said it was just full of down-to-earth feelings.
What it teaches
The lightest things make the warmest cover; softness is its own kind of strength.
Quick facts
What does DUVET mean?
A soft, thick quilt filled with down or other insulation, used instead of a top sheet and blankets.
Is DUVET a valid word?
Yes — DUVET is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DUVET?
DUVET has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DUVET come from?
From French 'duvet', meaning 'down' (the soft under-feathers of birds), from earlier 'dum'/'dun', ultimately from Old Norse 'dunn' (down).
What can DUVET teach us?
The lightest things make the warmest cover; softness is its own kind of strength.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.