Duvet vs Rivet - What's the difference?
duvet | rivet |
(British, New Zealand) A thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets.
(US) A cover for a quilt or comforter.
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
(figuratively) any fixed point or certain basis
(obsolete) a light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet)
to attach or fasten parts by using rivets
to install rivets
to command the attention of.
* 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
As nouns the difference between duvet and rivet
is that duvet is (british|new zealand) a thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets while rivet is a cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.As a verb rivet is
to attach or fasten parts by using rivets.duvet
English
(wikipedia duvet)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* doona (Australia) * quilt (USA) * continental quiltSee also
* eiderdown ----rivet
English
(wikipedia rivet)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* rivet counter * pop rivetVerb
- The furnishings and other contents of the room it was which riveted his attention. He examined many things minutely--strange tools and weapons, books, paper, clothing-- what little had withstood the ravages of time in the humid atmosphere of the jungle coast.