duvet cover

duvet cover
noun GB housse f de couette

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  • Duvet — For the song by Bôa, see The Race of a Thousand Camels. A duvet, without a cover. A duvet (pronounced UK: /ˈduːveɪ/, US: /duːˈveɪ/) (also known as a doona in Australian English and a dyne in Scandinavian from which the Australian wo …   Wikipedia

  • cover — cov|er1 W1S1 [ˈkʌvə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hide/protect)¦ 2¦(layer)¦ 3¦(include)¦ 4¦(distance)¦ 5¦(area)¦ 6¦(news)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(insurance)¦ 9¦(guns)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cover — [[t]kʌ̱və(r)[/t]] ♦ covers, covering, covered 1) VERB If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it. [V n with n] Cover the casserole with a tight fitting lid... [V n] He whimpered and co …   English dictionary

  • duvet — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑quilt ADJECTIVE ▪ double, king size, single ▪ light, lightweight, thick, thin ▪ war …   Collocations dictionary

  • cover — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth put on/over sth ADJECTIVE ▪ protective ▪ removable, reversible ▪ leather, plastic ▪ dust …   Collocations dictionary

  • cover */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkʌvə(r)] / US [ˈkʌvər] verb [transitive] Word forms cover : present tense I/you/we/they cover he/she/it covers present participle covering past tense covered past participle covered 1) cover or cover over or cover up to put one thing over… …   English dictionary

  • duvet — UK [ˈduːveɪ] / US [duˈveɪ] / US [ˈduˌveɪ] noun [countable] Word forms duvet : singular duvet plural duvets a warm cover for your bed, consisting of a large cloth bag filled with feathers or a soft material. The usual American word is comforter …   English dictionary

  • cover up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them. [V n P] He fell asleep in the front room so I covered him up with a duvet. [Also V P n (not pron)] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you cover up …   English dictionary

  • duvet — [[t]du͟ːveɪ, AM duːve͟ɪ[/t]] duvets N COUNT A duvet is a large cover filled with feathers or similar material which you put over yourself in bed instead of a sheet and blankets. [BRIT] Syn: quilt (in AM, use comforter) …   English dictionary

  • duvet — /dooh vay , dyooh /, n. a usually down filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter. [1750 60; < F: down (plumage), MF, alter. of dumet, deriv. of OF dum ON dunn DOWN2] * * * …   Universalium

  • duvet — noun /ˈduːveɪ/ a) A thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets. b) A cover for a quilt or comforter. Syn: doona, quilt, continental quilt …   Wiktionary

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