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DOOV-ay-kuv-uh/ˈduːveɪ ˌkʌvə/

A duvet cover (id: duvet-cover) is the washable case you put a duvet inside (UK). A sheet goes under you; a blanket is a separate layer. US comforter / duvet cover (comforter is the quilt). Collocation: change the duvet cover; put the duvet in the cover. Countable. British duvets are everyday bedding.

Meaning

A washable cloth case that goes over a duvet (UK).

Examples

• “Change the duvet cover on Sunday before the week starts.”
• “Inside-out the duvet cover first; it is easier to get the corners in.”
• “We keep a spare duvet cover in the airing cupboard.”

Good to know

a duvet cover (UK). Contrast: a sheet / a blanket. US: often a comforter. change the duvet cover.

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