Meaning & use
duvet jacket
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UK/ˈduːveɪ ˌdʒækɪt/
US/duːˈveɪ ˌdʒækɪt/
Meaning
nouncountable
A thick, quilted, padded coat that traps warm air, resembling a bed duvet in its puffy look.
Grammar: Countable: a duvet jacket, two duvet jackets.
Patterns
- a duvet jacket for something
She wore a long duvet jacket over her sweater on the cold platform.
He packed a lightweight duvet jacket for the mountain hike.
The shop has a sale on duvet jackets this weekend.
Word forms
| plural | duvet jackets |
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Common combinations
- a hooded duvet jacket
- I bought a hooded duvet jacket for the winter.
- zip up a duvet jacket
- He zipped up his duvet jacket against the wind.
- a lightweight duvet jacket
- A lightweight duvet jacket folds small in a backpack.
- wear a duvet jacket
- Most runners wear a duvet jacket before the race starts.
Synonyms and how they differ
- puffer jacket
- Puffer jacket is the usual American term and is also widely understood in Britain, while duvet jacket is a more British shop term.
- down jacket
- Down jacket specifies feather filling, whereas a duvet jacket may be filled with synthetic fibres.
- quilted coat
- Quilted coat describes the stitching pattern rather than the puffy warmth.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: duvet jacket or duvet cover?
duvet jacket vs duvet cover
A duvet cover is a bedding case, not a coat.
Practice
It was freezing, so she zipped her ___ up to her chin.
Choose one answer.
A duvet jacket is a warm padded coat; the other items would not keep her warm in freezing weather.
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