eiderdown

Thân thiện

A mother tucks her child in under a warm eiderdown.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The down (soft feathers) of the eider duck: The fine, soft, and warm underfeathers from the eider, a type of sea duck.
   • A soft quilt or duvet filled with this down (or similar material): A type of warm bed covering, traditionally stuffed with eider down but now often with synthetic substitutes.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The eiderdown from these ducks is highly prized for its exceptional insulation.
  • She pulled the fluffy eiderdown up to her chin to keep warm.

Advanced Usage

• "An eiderdown of snow": A literary metaphor describing a soft, thick, and smooth covering of snow.
  • The village slept under a silent eiderdown of snow.

Variants and Related Words

• Eider (n): The type of sea duck from which the down is collected.
• Down (n): Soft, fine feathers from any bird, used for insulation.
• Duvet (n): A synonym for a soft quilt, often used interchangeably with "eiderdown" in modern English, though not necessarily filled with eider down.

Synonyms

• Duvet: A soft quilt.
• Comforter: (US English) A thick, warm bed covering.
• Quilt: A bed cover made of two layers of fabric filled with padding.

Idioms

(This word is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. down of the eider duck
2. a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

Từ đồng nghĩa

• duvet
• continental quilt