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eiderdown

[ ahy-der-doun ]

noun

  1. down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck.
  2. a heavy quilt or comforter, especially one filled with eiderdown.
  3. a warm, lightweight knitted or woven fabric of wool, cotton, or man-made fibers, napped on one or both sides, used for sleepwear, infants' clothing, etc.


eiderdown

/ ˈaɪdəˌdaʊn /

noun

  1. the breast down of the female eider duck, with which it lines the nest, used for stuffing pillows, quilts, etc
  2. a thick warm cover for a bed, made of two layers of material enclosing a soft filling
  3. a warm cotton fabric having a woollen nap
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eiderdown1

First recorded in 1765–75; eider + down 2
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Example Sentences

But let’s return for a moment to that charmingly appointed B&B. If I were its proprietor, I would provide a shelf of older ghost-story anthologies, so that those unable to sleep might shudder under an eiderdown with Vernon Lee’s “Amour Dure,” M.R.

And as she snuggled comfortably beneath the eiderdown a sense of restfulness invaded her, such as she had not known before.

Harvey’s memoir of her 2016 insomnia is “like a small and well-worn eiderdown quilt,” our reviewer, Alexandra Jacobs, wrote.

On social media we're confessing to curling up with the cat on the eiderdown, with laptop, phone and notebook to hand.

From BBC

Samantha Harvey’s memoir of sleeplessness is more like a small and well-worn eiderdown quilt: It might not cover everything, but it both cools and warms, lofts and lulls, settling gradually on its inhabitant with an ethereal solidity.

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