different between duvet vs cuvet

English

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 *d?naz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewh?- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”). Cognate with Icelandic dúnn (“down”), Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at down.

Pronunciation

• enPR: do?o'v?, IPA^(key): /?du?ve?/
• Rhymes: -u?ve?

Noun

duvet (plural duvets)

1. (Britain, New Zealand) A thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets.
2. (US) A cover for a quilt or comforter.

Synonyms

• (padded quilt): doona (Australia); quilt (USA); continental quilt (UK)

Translations

See also

• eiderdown

French

Etymology

From Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *d?naz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewh?- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”). Cognate with Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at English down.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.v?/

Noun

duvet m (plural duvets)

1. (uncountable) down (soft, fine feathers)
2. down, fuzz (on face, peach, etc)
3. (down-filled) sleeping bag
4. duvet, continental quilt
5. (Belgium, Switzerland) eiderdown

Derived terms

• duveteux

References

Further reading

• “duvet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”)

Noun

duvet m (plural duvets)

1. (Jersey) duvet

English

Noun

cuvet (plural cuvets)

1. Alternative form of cuvette (chemical vessel)