- eiderdown quilt
- n.Daunendecke f.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
Eiderdown — can refer to: * The down of the eider duck * A kind of comforter or quilt … Wikipedia
eiderdown — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a quilt filled with down (originally from the eider) or some other soft material … English terms dictionary
eiderdown — [ī′dərdoun΄] n. [< ON æthar dūn: see EIDER & DOWN2] 1. the soft, fine breast feathers, or down, of the eider, used as a stuffing for quilts, pillows, etc. 2. a quilt stuffed with such feathers … English World dictionary
quilt — [n] thick bedcovering made of patches batt, bedspread, blanket, comforter, counterpane, cover, coverlet, down, duvet, eiderdown, pad, patchwork, pouf, puff; concepts 445,451,473 … New thesaurus
quilt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. coverlet, patchquilt, comforter, goosedown, quilting. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. comforter, bed covering, coverlet, duvet, feather bed, puff, down puff, down comforter, eiderdown, batt,… … English dictionary for students
quilt — n coverlet, counterpane, bedspread, blanket, bedcover, bedquilt; crazy quilt, patchwork quilt; eiderdown, U.S. comforter, puff, Brit. Inf. downy, feather bed … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
eiderdown — /uy deuhr down /, n. 1. down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck. 2. a heavy quilt or comforter, esp. one filled with eiderdown. 3. a warm, lightweight knitted or woven fabric of wool, cotton, or man made fibers, napped on … Universalium
eiderdown — [[t]a͟ɪdə(r)daʊn[/t]] eiderdowns N COUNT An eiderdown is a bed covering, placed on top of sheets and blankets, that is filled with small soft feathers or warm material. [BRIT] Syn: quilt (in AM, usually use comforter) … English dictionary
eiderdown — ei•der•down [[t]ˈaɪ dərˌdaʊn[/t]] n. 1) under plumage from the breast of the female eider duck 2) clo a heavy quilt, esp. one filled with eiderdown 3) tex a warm, lightweight knitted or woven fabric, napped on one or both sides … From formal English to slang
eiderdown — /ˈaɪdədaʊn / (say uyduhdown) noun 1. down or soft feathers from the breast of the eider duck. 2. a heavy quilt, properly one filled with eiderdown (def. 1). 3. US a fabric of cotton with wool nap. {Icelandic ædardūn (18th century spelling) down… …
eiderdown — Synonyms and related words: afghan, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, blubber, breeze, buffalo robe, butter, case, clay, clothes, comfort, comforter, contour sheet, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid,… … Moby Thesaurus