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Eiderdown can
refer to: The down
feathers of the
eider duck
Eiderdown (bedding), a
duvet or
comforter (a kind of quilt),
traditionally containing eider...
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removed and
laundered as
often as the
bottom sheet.
Duvets (known
there as
eiderdowns, in translation)
originated in
rural Europe[citation needed] and were...
- and quilts—they have
given the name to the type of
quilt known as an
eiderdown. The
genus Somateria was
introduced in 1819 to
accommodate the king eider...
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party when he was ****aulted and murdered. His body was then
wrapped in an
eiderdown and
disposed of. It was
later discovered and then
taken to a
place where...
- winter. See wikt:comforter. Cocozza,
Paula (January 6, 2016). "Duvets v
eiderdowns – the
royal household takes it to the mattresses". The Guardian. Archived...
- farm-geese and
synthetic alternatives.
Although eiderdown pillows or
quilts are now a rarity,
eiderdown harvesting continues and is sustainable, as it...
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XIIIe siècle jusqu'à nos jours, Havard, Henry, 1838-1921 "Featherbeds, duvets,
eiderdowns,
feather ticks - history". www.oldandinteresting.com. 2006....
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eiderdown contributes only a small, but lucrative,
portion of the world's
total down production,
estimated at 175,000
tonnes annually. An
eiderdown duvet...
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corpse being too big to fit in the boot of the car, it was
wrapped in an
eiderdown and put in the back seat. Tony
Lambrianou drove the car with the body...
- quality. Down was
collected and exported. The
Norwegian west
coast supplied eiderdowns and
sometimes feathers were
bought from the Samis. Down was used for bedding...
