Eiderdown
['aɪdədaʊn] or ['aɪdɚdaʊn]
Definition
(noun.) down of the eider duck.
(noun.) a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider.
Checked by Hillel--From WordNet
Examples
- Each of these heating pads is covered with a high-grade cover of eiderdown which provides a soft contact for the skin. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- You don't know why those old eiderdowns cost sixty-five dollars, Robert Jordan thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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