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duvet

[doo-vey, dyoo-] / duˈveɪ, dju- /
NOUN
comforter
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Local media at the time reported that a livestream on 18 August showed the man lying lifeless on a mattress covered with a duvet.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

In this case, I can’t see how ironing out a few wrinkles and covering a rumpled duvet with a digital bedspread materially misrepresents your home.

From MarketWatch Apr. 3, 2026

Perhaps that’s somewhat different from covering a duvet with a bedspread — although, in fairness, that doesn’t exist either.

From MarketWatch Apr. 3, 2026

But there was a four-hour wait for an ambulance, so Andrea's family wrapped her in a duvet cover, carried her to the car and drove her to the hospital themselves.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

I pull the duvet over my head, close my eyes tightly.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Avoid heavy bedding, thick duvets and tight synthetic fabrics that trap heat and moisture.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Relief workers have brought them duvets and they have been given some bread but there has been no other support so far.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2023

Instead they are stocking up on goods to keep themselves warm such as duvets, slow cookers and electric blankets, retail sales figures in Britain show.

From Reuters Nov. 28, 2022

Dirty sleeping bags and duvets show three sleeping spots on top of sheets of Styrofoam for insulation from the damp bare earth floor.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2022

When there were no futons and no duvets, the price of an ice cream cone was five cents.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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