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eiderdown

8.9

Soft feathers from the eider duck used to fill warm bedding

noun
/ˈaɪdərˌdaʊn/

: pluma de eider

Oh, the hotel eiderdown.

Examples

After washing the cover, he carefully fluffed the eiderdown to restore its softness.
My baby lies between us on the shiny yellow eiderdown.

Fiction book (1997)
She pulls back the eiderdown comforter.

Fiction book (1995)
The eiderdown quilt kept us warm during the chilly winter nights.
She snuggled under a fluffy eiderdown while reading her favorite book.

Synonyms

down

vseiderdown

34 4.8

Soft, fine feathers on young birds and under adult feathers

is the specific prized source from one sea bird used in quilts and pillows

goose down

vseiderdown

3 3.8

Soft fine feathers from under a goose used as warm filling

is from one specific sea bird species prized for premium bedding

duck down

vseiderdown

2.8

Soft fine feathers from a duck used to fill warm bedding and clothing

is rarer and more highly valued for premium bedding use

swan's down

vseiderdown

8.2

Soft fine feathers under a swan's outer feathers used to fill clothes or bedding

is from one specific sea bird species prized for bedding and pillows

swansdown

vseiderdown

Archaic

8.2

A soft filling that people make from swan feathers and use in clothing and bedding

is from one specific sea bird species prized for bedding

How Warm

eiderdown

8.9

down

34 4.8

cotton

115 1.0

straw

79 1.0

Surface Forms

eiderdown singular

eiderdowns plural

Morphology

eiderdown = eider + down (transparent) = eider + down

The compound transparently denotes the down (feathers) of the eider duck; both components are meaningful and compose the sense directly.

Etymology

Eiderdown comes from the name of the eider 'duck' and the word down 'soft feathers', and it originally named the very soft feathers taken from that northern sea duck. That's why eiderdown refers to the warm, soft feathers used in bedding.