Duvet

/duːˈveɪ/
noun

A soft cover made that you use on a bed, filled with feathers or a synthetic material.

I bought a new duvet for my bed to keep me warm during winter.
Visual representation of "duvet" - A soft cover made that you use on a bed, filled with feathers or a synthetic material.

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  • buy a duvet
  • duvet cover
noun

A soft cover made that you use on a bed, filled with feathers or a synthetic material.

I bought a new duvet for my bed to keep me warm during winter.
Visual representation of "duvet" - A soft cover made that you use on a bed, filled with feathers or a synthetic material.

Often appears as...

  • buy a duvet
  • duvet cover
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Visual representation of "duvet"
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Bedding Item

A duvet is specifically for use on a bed, typically as a top layer.

Illustration for Bedding Item
She placed the duvet on top of the bedsheet.
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Winter Comfort

Duvets are particularly popular in cold weather due to their warmth.

Illustration for Winter Comfort
During the chilly nights, the thick duvet was essential.
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Cultural Variance

In some cultures, duvets are used year-round while in others they're seasonal.

Illustration for Cultural Variance
In Scandinavia, duvets are used all year, adjusted for thickness.
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Bedding Item

A duvet is specifically for use on a bed, typically as a top layer.

Illustration for Bedding Item
She placed the duvet on top of the bedsheet.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Winter Comfort

Duvets are particularly popular in cold weather due to their warmth.

Illustration for Winter Comfort
During the chilly nights, the thick duvet was essential.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Cultural Variance

In some cultures, duvets are used year-round while in others they're seasonal.

Illustration for Cultural Variance
In Scandinavia, duvets are used all year, adjusted for thickness.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Bedding Item

A duvet is specifically for use on a bed, typically as a top layer.

Illustration for Bedding Item
She placed the duvet on top of the bedsheet.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Winter Comfort

Duvets are particularly popular in cold weather due to their warmth.

Illustration for Winter Comfort
During the chilly nights, the thick duvet was essential.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Cultural Variance

In some cultures, duvets are used year-round while in others they're seasonal.

Illustration for Cultural Variance
In Scandinavia, duvets are used all year, adjusted for thickness.
Visual representation of the word "Duvet"

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Video examples

Why do we sleep? PIPE...

So let me just finish. What I started by saying Take sleep seriously. Our attitudes toward sleep are so very different from a pre-industrial age, when we were almost wrapped in a duvet. We used to understand intuitively the importance of sleep.

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Why do we sleep? PIPE...

So let me just finish. What I started by saying Take sleep seriously. Our attitudes toward sleep are so very different from a pre-industrial age, when we were almost wrapped in a duvet. We used to understand intuitively the importance of sleep.

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Quote examples

Bowen Yang

Swapping a duvet cover is the most stressful chore in the world to me, and I haven't figured out a way to do it without scuba diving into a giant sac of linen and figuring out if I'm tying the right knots in each corner.
Portrait of Bowen Yang

Quote examples

Laura Whitmore

Irish Celebrity

We can do things and not be the best. Maybe you were late to work but by god at least you got to work. You may not have the most productive day but well bloody done for getting out from under the duvet.
Portrait of Laura Whitmore

Quote examples

Emma Willis

English Celebrity

Yes I'm a TV presenter and a mum and a wife and all those things, but as much as I love a duvet day with my family, I also like rockclimbing and getting dressed up for a glamorous evening now and then.
Portrait of Emma Willis

Quote examples

Jo Swinson

British Politician

I loved reading. I was one of those kids who was supposed to go to bed but had a torch under the duvet. That love of reading stayed with me.
Portrait of Jo Swinson

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Jonathan Scott

Canadian Entertainer

When you have a quality mattress, great sheets, and a good duvet with the perfect fill, it all works together to give you the perfect sleep.
Portrait of Jonathan Scott

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Len Goodman

British Dancer

I am good in bed - I don't snore. I don't take the duvet. I just lay there and go straight off to sleep. That's all you want out of a bloke.
Portrait of Len Goodman

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Sue Townsend

English Novelist

Every time I start a new piece of work, I spend a long while under the duvet thinking I can't do it.
Portrait of Sue Townsend

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Harlan Coben

American Author

If I didn't write, I'd be like a duvet cover; I have no other marketable skills.
Portrait of Harlan Coben

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Abi Morgan

Welsh Playwright

I never get writer's block, but I do have days where I crawl under the duvet.
Portrait of Abi Morgan

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Lady Amelia Windsor

English Model

I love a big, fat duvet.
Portrait of Lady Amelia Windsor

Quote examples

Bowen Yang

Swapping a duvet cover is the most stressful chore in the world to me, and I haven't figured out a way to do it without scuba diving into a giant sac of linen and figuring out if I'm tying the right knots in each corner.
Portrait of Bowen Yang

Quote examples

Laura Whitmore

Irish Celebrity

We can do things and not be the best. Maybe you were late to work but by god at least you got to work. You may not have the most productive day but well bloody done for getting out from under the duvet.
Portrait of Laura Whitmore

Quote examples

Emma Willis

English Celebrity

Yes I'm a TV presenter and a mum and a wife and all those things, but as much as I love a duvet day with my family, I also like rockclimbing and getting dressed up for a glamorous evening now and then.
Portrait of Emma Willis

Quote examples

Jo Swinson

British Politician

I loved reading. I was one of those kids who was supposed to go to bed but had a torch under the duvet. That love of reading stayed with me.
Portrait of Jo Swinson

Quote examples

Jonathan Scott

Canadian Entertainer

When you have a quality mattress, great sheets, and a good duvet with the perfect fill, it all works together to give you the perfect sleep.
Portrait of Jonathan Scott

Quote examples

Len Goodman

British Dancer

I am good in bed - I don't snore. I don't take the duvet. I just lay there and go straight off to sleep. That's all you want out of a bloke.
Portrait of Len Goodman

Quote examples

Sue Townsend

English Novelist

Every time I start a new piece of work, I spend a long while under the duvet thinking I can't do it.
Portrait of Sue Townsend

Quote examples

Harlan Coben

American Author

If I didn't write, I'd be like a duvet cover; I have no other marketable skills.
Portrait of Harlan Coben

Quote examples

Abi Morgan

Welsh Playwright

I never get writer's block, but I do have days where I crawl under the duvet.
Portrait of Abi Morgan

Quote examples

Lady Amelia Windsor

English Model

I love a big, fat duvet.
Portrait of Lady Amelia Windsor
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