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Federbett — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • duvet noun A thick, soft quilt filled with down, feathers or synthetic fibre, used on a bed instead of a top sheet and blankets and normally slipped inside a washable cover.
  • featherbed noun A mattress stuffed with feathers.
  • quilt noun A bed covering made of two layers of fabric stitched together with padding in between, often patterned.

Senses

Federbett is used for these senses in English:

  • duvet (British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
  • featherbed A mattress stuffed with feathers.
  • quilt A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

featherbed — full definition

  1. noun A mattress stuffed with feathers.
  2. noun An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)
  3. noun A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.

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