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eiderdown

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The down of the eider duck, used for stuffing pillows and quilts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A quilt stuffed with this down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

down of the eider duck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duck down

4

noun

Meaning 4

a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: duvet, continental quilt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quilt, comforter, comfort, puff

History

Etymology

From eider + down.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鸭绒被 — the down of the eider duck
  • Danish: edderdun — the down of the eider duck
  • Faroese: æðudún — the down of the eider duck
  • Finnish: haahkanuntuva — the down of the eider duck
  • French: édredon — the down of the eider duck
  • German: Eiderdaune — the down of the eider duck
  • Hungarian: lúdpehely — the down of the eider duck
  • Hungarian: lúdpihe — the down of the eider duck
  • Icelandic: æðardúnn — the down of the eider duck
  • Norwegian: ederdun — the down of the eider duck
  • Polish: puch edredonowy — the down of the eider duck
  • Russian: гага́чий пу́х (gagáčij púx) — the down of the eider duck
  • Swedish: ejderdun — the down of the eider duck
  • Turkish: pufla tüyü — the down of the eider duck
  • Bulgarian: пу́хен юрга́н (púhen jurgán) — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Catalan: edredó — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Catalan: cotonada — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Danish: edderdunsdyne — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Finnish: untuvatäkki — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • French: édredon — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Galician: edredón — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Hungarian: pehelypaplan — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Hungarian: dunyha — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Hungarian: paplan — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Luxembourgish: Diwwi — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Norwegian: ederdunsdyne — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Polish: pierzyna — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Portuguese: edredom — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Spanish: edredón — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Swedish: duntäcke — a quilt stuffed with this down
  • Turkish: pufla tüyü yorgan — a quilt stuffed with this down