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Meaning of "eiderdown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EIDERDOWN

eiderdown  [ˈaɪdəˌdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EIDERDOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eiderdown is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EIDERDOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of eiderdown in the English dictionary

The first definition of eiderdown in the dictionary is the breast down of the female eider duck, with which it lines the nest, used for stuffing pillows, quilts, etc. Other definition of eiderdown is a thick warm cover for a bed, made of two layers of material enclosing a soft filling. Eiderdown is also a warm cotton fabric having a woollen nap.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EIDERDOWN


blowdown
ˈbləʊˌdaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
cooldown
ˈkuːlˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
cutdown
ˈkʌtˌdaʊn
drawdown
ˈdrɔːˌdaʊn
godown
ˈɡəʊˌdaʊn
hoedown
ˈhəʊˌdaʊn
markdown
ˈmɑːkˌdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pastedown
ˈpeɪstˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
step-down
ˈstɛpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
teardown
ˈtɛərˌdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EIDERDOWN

eicosanoid
Eid
Eid-ul-Adha
Eid-ul-Fitr
EIDE
eident
eider
eider duck
eidetic
eidetically
eidograph
eidola
eidolic
eidolon
eidos
Eifel
Eiffel
Eiffel Tower
Eigen
eigenfrequencies

WORDS THAT END LIKE EIDERDOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
broken-down
down
get down
go down
hold down
low-down
ride down
sit down
sit-down
takedown
turn down
up and down
up-and-down
upside down
upside-down
when the chips are down
wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of eiderdown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eiderdown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EIDERDOWN

Find out the translation of eiderdown to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eiderdown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eiderdown» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羽绒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

edredón
570 millions of speakers

English

eiderdown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

eiderdown
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زغب الطيور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стеганые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

edredom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

eiderdown
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

édredon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eiderdown
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Federbett
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アイダーダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깃털 이불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eiderdown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eiderdown
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாத்தின் மென்மையான இறகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Eiderdown
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuştüyü yorgan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piumino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierzyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стьобані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plapumă de puf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάπλωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

donskombers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eiderdun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

edderdun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eiderdown

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EIDERDOWN»

The term «eiderdown» is regularly used and occupies the 66.828 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EIDERDOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eiderdown» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eiderdown» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eiderdown

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EIDERDOWN»

Discover the use of eiderdown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eiderdown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Molly Eiderdown's Journal: Memoirs At the Serenity Nursing Home
Molly is a spirited and wise 79 year old woman who is forced to go into a nursing home by her children.
Elaine B. Berrier, 2011
2
New Country Style
Here, an old eiderdown has been re-covered with gingham for a fresh country look. A MORNING You will need Tope measure Eiderdown to be covered Length of gingham fabric, at least 44-45/n wide Heavy white antique linen sheet Sharp ...
Rubena Grigg, 2004
3
Socio-economic importance of ecosystem services in the ...
Eiderdown is a rare resource; while domestic down is harvested from both female and male birds – usually dead and juvenile – eiderdown solely comes from wild female, fully grown, alive birds. During the egg-laying period the female eider ...
Kettunen, M., Vihervaara, P., Kinnunen, S., D’Amato, D., Badura, T., Argimon, M. and Ten Brink, P., 2012
4
The Claws in the Eiderdown
" These are intimate poems that are not afraid to feel: "My body splits apart like reeds under/the plow.
Rochelle Theo Pienn, 1998
5
Weekly World News
NOBERAL, Flowania — Weekly World News recently had the pleasure of speaking with Queen Eiderdown IV of Flowania, a monarch descended from a very famous princess. TEST YOURSELF. I'm at the beginning of every end, and the end ...
6
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Concepts and Cases
The HTA decided to set annual quotas for the commercial harvest of eiderdown which, in any given year, fluctuates between an upper biological limit representing the maximum harvest the resource can sustain without causing adverse effects ...
Julian Inglis, 1993
7
Boot and Shoe Recorder
—--~———D-—————————j' Increase Your Business by Showing ( DOUBLE EIDERDOWN SLIPPERS) In Stock Now _ 36—Gray Ripple Wool. with White l00——Plain Double Eiderdown ' ' C ll . ' G y'. P' k, Blue or Red. ~ Elderdown ...
8
Turkic-Iranian Contact Areas: Historical and Linguistic Aspects
(2) rest: zer juanxa-i dx harom-venda under eiderdown-OBL in PV-I-found sxr- juanxa-i dx harom-venda head eiderdown-OBL in PV-I-found man-i juanxa-i dx harom-venda middle eiderdown-OBL in PV-I -found 'I ( found (it) under/on top ...
Lars Johanson, Christiane Bulut, 2006
9
Words: A User's Guide
quilt and eiderdown nouns, are alternative names for bedclothing placed on the top of a bed over the other bedclothes: There was a narrow iron bed, covered by a patched quilt; Dragging the eiderdown from her bed, she wrapped it round her  ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
10
Emerging Themes in Information Systems and Organization Studies
The group, working with periodical skype conference meetings, was able to select a few key scenes, to produce pictures, descriptions and finally upload on the Eiderdown web site a few clips, finding creative solutions to the problem of on line ...
Andrea Carugati Arhus School of Business, Cecilia Rossignoli, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EIDERDOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eiderdown is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dish | Eiderdown launches summer menu
The new summer menu at Eiderdown, 983 Goss Ave., features a change to a small plates focus. "With the new drink list, people tend to sit at the ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Dish | 610 Magnolia, Varanese and more
More information: http://www.chefmariasbistro.com/events/cooking-classes-are-back/. MORE DISH | Eiderdown launches summer menu. «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
3
An allegorical tale
... from reeds, pitching her tent of bright crimson red with exotic belongings such as an eiderdown, a tapestry and a collection of velvet cushions. «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
4
Postcard from Iceland: Homestay Edition
Some of the members of my group have actually been able to assist their host families in collecting eiderdown. When finally we returned home ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
5
Nunavut community revives eiderdown business
A small Inuit community in Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is reviving its eiderdown business, something it hopes provides jobs and ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jun 15»
6
Fake Trade, Pod Blotz, Glochids, Shelter Death, DJ Degenerate, and …
... Trade (aka Seattle producer Levi Berner), who also has released an interesting cassette on Eiderdown Records under the New Forest alias. «TheStranger.com, Jun 15»
7
Arctic hamlet opens eiderdown factory
After being shuttered for nearly a decade, Sanikiluaq's eider factory started buying eiderdown this month, sustainably collected by Inuit families ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jun 15»
8
Soft sell: Some facts about eiderdown and the industry around it
Soft sell: Some facts about eiderdown and the industry around it. By: The Canadian Press Posted: 06/21/2015 9:02 AM | Last Modified: 06/21/2015 9:03 AM ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jun 15»
9
Could your man handle the pain of giving birth? Tom Mitchelson …
It's light and airy and there's a double bed with a bright white eiderdown. The room has a giant bath for water births, though due to electrical ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
10
Cranbourne road fatal accident
THE drawing for the Eiderdown Quilt given by business people of Frankston, in aid of the distressed Belgians took place in the Mechanics' Hall ... «Mornington Peninsula News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Eiderdown [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eiderdown>. Apr 2024 ».
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