duvetn.

Brit.

/ˈduːveɪ/,

/duːˈveɪ/, U.S.

/ˈˌd(j)uˈˌveɪ/

Etymology: < French duvet down, earlier dumet, diminutive of Old French dum down.

1. A quilt stuffed with eiderdown or swan's-down.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover

coverture?c1225

chalon1301

coverlet1382

coverlida1400

quiltpointc1400

pane1405

counterpointa1475

liggera1483

happing1503

counterpane1626

palampore1676

spread1750

duvet1759

mata1894

suggan1907

eiderdown1950

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover > quilt > types of

leatherdoom1702

duvet1759

eiderdown1872

futon1875

plumeau1875

crazy quilt1886

puff1894

puffin1959

continental quilt1969

Doona1973

quillow1989

1759 S. Johnson Idler 20 Jan. 17 There are now to be sold..some Duvets for bed-coverings, of down.

1880 M. V. G. Havergal Mem. F. R. Havergal xv. 299 Her pet kittens on her duvet.

1967 ‘R. Petrie’ Foreign Bodies ii. 22 Marian..turned back the sheets, heaping the plump feather duvet over a chair.

1970 Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 31 July 169 Continental quilt or duvet? Call it what you will, this is a market with potential.

1971 Guardian 3 May 9/5 The cult of the Duvet is undoubtedly spreading even if there are those who find continental quilts..too..hot.

2. A downy growth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > down

mosiness1538

downc1540

mossiness1625

poil1647

duvet1934

1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1957 M. Sharp Eye of Love x. 88 A slight duvet of black hair by comparison softened them [sc. her forearms].

Draft additions December 2004

duvet day n. British colloquial a paid day's leave from work, granted at short notice for rest or recovery from stress, etc.; cf. mental health day n. at mental adj.¹ and n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1996 Financial Times 30 Sept. 12/1 There are days when one's mood is so sour that the only solution seems to be to stay in bed... Staff at Text 100..can take a ‘duvet day’. Each employee is allowed two days a year when they can play hookey with their employer's blessing.

1998 Daily Tel. 6 Oct. 17/2 The idea of mental health days (dubbed ‘duvet days’ in some companies) originated in Scandinavia... The aim is to create a relaxed atmosphere in what is often a pressure-cooker environment.

2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 21 Jan. (Business section) In an attempt to reduce absenteeism, a few companies have introduced what they call Duvet Days—extra, paid days off, to be taken in the event of a terrible hangover or a bad case of bone idleness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	duvet
释义	duvetn. Brit. /ˈduːveɪ/, /duːˈveɪ/, U.S. /ˈˌd(j)uˈˌveɪ/ Etymology: < French duvet down, earlier dumet, diminutive of Old French dum down. 1. A quilt stuffed with eiderdown or swan's-down. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover coverture?c1225 chalon1301 coverlet1382 coverlida1400 quiltpointc1400 pane1405 counterpointa1475 liggera1483 happing1503 counterpane1626 palampore1676 spread1750 duvet1759 mata1894 suggan1907 eiderdown1950 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover > quilt > types of leatherdoom1702 duvet1759 eiderdown1872 futon1875 plumeau1875 crazy quilt1886 puff1894 puffin1959 continental quilt1969 Doona1973 quillow1989 1759 S. Johnson Idler 20 Jan. 17 There are now to be sold..some Duvets for bed-coverings, of down. 1880 M. V. G. Havergal Mem. F. R. Havergal xv. 299 Her pet kittens on her duvet. 1967 ‘R. Petrie’ Foreign Bodies ii. 22 Marian..turned back the sheets, heaping the plump feather duvet over a chair. 1970 Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 31 July 169 Continental quilt or duvet? Call it what you will, this is a market with potential. 1971 Guardian 3 May 9/5 The cult of the Duvet is undoubtedly spreading even if there are those who find continental quilts..too..hot. 2. A downy growth. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > down mosiness1538 downc1540 mossiness1625 poil1647 duvet1934 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1957 M. Sharp Eye of Love x. 88 A slight duvet of black hair by comparison softened them [sc. her forearms]. Draft additions December 2004 duvet day n. British colloquial a paid day's leave from work, granted at short notice for rest or recovery from stress, etc.; cf. mental health day n. at mental adj.¹ and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1996 Financial Times 30 Sept. 12/1 There are days when one's mood is so sour that the only solution seems to be to stay in bed... Staff at Text 100..can take a ‘duvet day’. Each employee is allowed two days a year when they can play hookey with their employer's blessing. 1998 Daily Tel. 6 Oct. 17/2 The idea of mental health days (dubbed ‘duvet days’ in some companies) originated in Scandinavia... The aim is to create a relaxed atmosphere in what is often a pressure-cooker environment. 2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 21 Jan. (Business section) In an attempt to reduce absenteeism, a few companies have introduced what they call Duvet Days—extra, paid days off, to be taken in the event of a terrible hangover or a bad case of bone idleness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759
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