du|ve|tyne

du|ve|tyne
du|ve|tyn or du|ve|tyne «DOO vuh teen», noun.
a soft, closely woven fabric of wool, sometimes combined with silk, cotton, or rayon, having a velvety nap.
[< French duvet swan's down, earlier dumet (< dum down) + English -yn, early variant of -ine1 (because of its downy nap)]

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