How to pronounce eiderdown
American English pronunciation
EYE-der-down
- IPA
- /ˈaɪdɚˌdaʊn/
- Syllables
- EYE · der · down (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What eiderdown means
A thick quilt filled with soft duck feathers
In a sentence: On cold nights I snuggle under my fluffy eiderdown.
Where it comes from: The eider is a big sea duck, and down is the soft, fluffy layer of feathers it grows. Quilts were stuffed with it.
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