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   Ei·der·down

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   • 1. small, soft feathers from the breast of the female eider duck.
   • ▪ a quilt filled with down (originally from the eider) or some other soft material.

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   What is eiderdown?

   • Eiderdown is the down made by the eider duck. About 75% of the eiderdown worldwide comes from Iceland and Icelandic eiderdown is considered to be of the highest quality. Eiderdown has unique properties that give it very powerful insulating effects, despite being one of the lightest materials known to man.

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   What is an eiderdown bed?

   • An eiderdown is a bed covering, placed on top of sheets and blankets, that is filled with small soft feathers or warm material. These are the birds from which eiderdown comes. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. US Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What is Icelandic eiderdown?

   • Icelandic eiderdown is animal-friendly and eco-friendly. Eiderdown is the down made by the eider duck. It is harvested by eider farmers in a mutually beneficial collaboration between man and bird.

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   How does eiderdown work?

   • When the eggs are close to hatching, the eider farmers take some of the eiderdown out of the nests and replace it with dry hay. When the bird and young leave the nest at the end of the summer, the farmer takes the rest of the eiderdown. In this way, no birds are harmed during harvesting.

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3. icelandicdown.com › blog › 2019/05/10What Is Eiderdown? | Icelandic Down

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   May 10, 2019 · What is eiderdown and where does it come from? The eiderdown is a type of down feather, which is a soft and fine layer of feathers located under the bird's tougher exterior feathers. The female eider duck plucks the feathers off her chest into her nest in order to keep her eggs and young warm.

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   Eiderdown definition: down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck. . See examples of EIDERDOWN used in a sentence.

5. flandb.com › blogs › by-flandbWhat is Eiderdown? What Makes it a Special and Rare Down?

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   Feb 10, 2024 · Eiderdown is a rare and unique down that is hand-picked by eider farmers from the abandoned nest of the eider duck. Because this harvest typically takes place after the breeding season, eiderdown is ecologically and environmentally friendly and does not disturb the habitat or life cycle of the bird.

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   What is Eiderdown? The soft underlayer of feathers from the Common Eider duck (Somateria Mollissima, ‘very soft wool body’ in Latin). Unique physical properties and a natural scarcity make it one of Iceland’s most precious natural resources. Why does it make the world’s finest bedding? Temperature Regulating.

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7. icelandicdown.com › blog › 2021/04/03Icelandic Eiderdown: A Sustainable, 1000-Year-Old Tradition

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   Apr 3, 2021 · Eiderdown is the soft under-layer of feathers shed by the eider duck during nesting. Its unique physical properties - lightness, insulation, temperature regulation and compression resilience - have positioned it as one of the world’s most desirable natural materials for bedding.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › eiderdownEIDERDOWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   May 26, 2024 · 1. down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck. 2. a heavy quilt or comforter, esp. one filled with eiderdown. 3. a warm, lightweight knitted or woven fabric of wool, cotton, or man-made fibers, napped on one or both sides, used for sleepwear, infants ' clothing, etc.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of EIDERDOWN. 1. [noncount] : soft feathers that come from ducks and that are used in warm clothing and bed covers. 2. [count] : a bed cover made with eiderdown. EIDERDOWN meaning: 1 : soft feathers that come from ducks and that are used in warm clothing and bed covers; 2 : a bed cover made with eiderdown.