afghan
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a colourful bed cover made of wool
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a large cloth bag filled with feathers or artificial fibres, used on top of a bed for keeping you warm. The British word is duvet.
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a warm cover for your bed, consisting of a large cloth bag filled with feathers or a soft material. The usual American word is comforter.
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a warm cover filled with feathers and put on top of the sheets and blankets on a bed. A warm cover used without sheets or blankets is called a duvet.
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a fairly thick cover for a bed, consisting of several layers of cloth sewn together, often with attractive patterns of cloth on the top layer
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a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or covering your body when you sleep
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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