continental quilt
- noun
- /ˈkɒntɪnɛntl kwɪlt/
- US
:
edredón
- The continental quilt provided just the right warmth for a comfortable night's rest.
Examples
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I love to snuggle under my continental quilt on cold winter nights.
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For a cozy sleep, consider using a continental quilt instead of heavy blankets.
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There's all photographs of him, Ronnie on the wall and he's got this sort of continental quilt and the pillar, same colour of it was like that.
Synonyms
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1.2
A warm blanket of two layers of fabric stitched together with soft filling
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2.5
A thick bed covering filled with warm material for sleeping
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3.0
A soft quilted blanket used on a bed to keep you warm
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8.8
A warm quilt filled with soft feathers from the eider duck
A cloth like a quilt or blanket that covers a bed
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'quilt' clearly signals a filled bed covering, so learners who know the parts will infer the general category. However, 'continental' (literally ‘of a continent’) does not transparently indicate the specific duvet-like, thick style or the regional naming convention, so the precise sense 'duvet' is not predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The noun continental quilt comes from a sleeping style on the 'continent' of Europe, where people slept under one thick quilt instead of separate sheets and blankets. That's why today continental quilt means 'a thick, soft bed covering' used in place of sheets and blankets.