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How to pronounce eiderdown in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms continental quilt, duvet
Type of comfort, comforter, puff, quilt
Type Words
Type of duck down

Examples of eiderdown

eiderdown
Silence rolls down from the mountaintops along with an eiderdown blanket of fog.
From the latimes.com
If you're part of the one percent, even getting fired comes with a cushion made of eiderdown.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Eiderdown, 983 Goss Ave., has launched its winter menu.
From the courier-journal.com
The former are better if they haven't been frosted, so I am unearthing mine from a protective eiderdown of straw.
From the guardian.co.uk
In winter they slept under heavy, old-fashioned eiderdown comforters from Germany, the sort that were common before central heating.
From the denverpost.com
The 200 guest rooms feature eiderdown-swathed beds and massive, marble-clad bathrooms with heated floors and Bulgari bath products.
From the edition.cnn.com
Nobody in his right mind would these days prefer a handful of crumpled roubles to a teapot, eiderdown or even a gravestone.
From the economist.com
Just over half a mile below us, the valley was tucked under eiderdown clouds, and people of the Lepcha, Bhutia and Nepali tribes began their daily work.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The soil benefits from an eiderdown of protective foliage, which will prevent winter rains from leaching minerals and winds from desiccating.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider