EIDERDOWN


Meaning of EIDERDOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌdau̇n ]

noun

Etymology: probably from German Eiderdaune, from Icelandic æthardūnn, from æthur + dūnn down (VII)

Date: 1774

1. : the down of the eider

2. : a comforter filled with eiderdown

3. : a soft lightweight clothing fabric knitted or woven and napped on one or both sides

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.