eider

[ ahy-der ]

/ ˈaɪ dər /

noun

eider duck.

eiderdown.

Origin of eider

1735–45; <Icelandic æthar (in 18th century spelled ædar), genitive singular of æthur eider duck, in phrase ædar dūnn down of the eider duck; spelling eider<German or Swedish

Words nearby eider

eicosanoid, eicosapentaenoic acid, Eid, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, eider, eiderdown, eider duck, eidetic, eidolon, eidoptometry

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Example sentences from the Web for eider

Their houses were quite small, and the people themselves were dwarfs, who called the eider duck walrus.
Eskimo Folktales|Unknown
The Eider Duck, though remarkable for beauty of plumage, is nevertheless a very clumsy bird.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
His body is like that of a human being and he wears clothing made of eider ducks skins.
The Central Eskimo|Franz Boas
You shall wrap me in eider, that I may be like all the boughs and branches.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860|Various

It lay as peacefully in her hands as if they were lined with eider down.
Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897|Elizabeth Cady Stanton

British Dictionary definitions for eider

eider

eider duck

/ (ˈaɪdə) /

noun

any of several sea ducks of the genus Somateria, esp S. mollissima, and related genera, which occur in the N hemisphere. The male has black and white plumage, and the female is the source of eiderdown

Word Origin for eider

C18: from Old Norse æthr; related to Swedish ejder, Dutch, German Eider

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单词	eider
释义	eider [ ahy-der ] / ˈaɪ dər / noun eider duck. eiderdown. Origin of eider 1735–45; <Icelandic æthar (in 18th century spelled ædar), genitive singular of æthur eider duck, in phrase ædar dūnn down of the eider duck; spelling eider<German or Swedish Words nearby eider eicosanoid, eicosapentaenoic acid, Eid, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, eider, eiderdown, eider duck, eidetic, eidolon, eidoptometry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eider Their houses were quite small, and the people themselves were dwarfs, who called the eider duck walrus. Eskimo Folktales\|Unknown The Eider Duck, though remarkable for beauty of plumage, is nevertheless a very clumsy bird. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier His body is like that of a human being and he wears clothing made of eider ducks skins. The Central Eskimo\|Franz Boas You shall wrap me in eider, that I may be like all the boughs and branches. Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860\|Various It lay as peacefully in her hands as if they were lined with eider down. Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897\|Elizabeth Cady Stanton British Dictionary definitions for eider eider eider duck / (ˈaɪdə) / noun any of several sea ducks of the genus Somateria, esp S. mollissima, and related genera, which occur in the N hemisphere. The male has black and white plumage, and the female is the source of eiderdown Word Origin for eider C18: from Old Norse æthr; related to Swedish ejder, Dutch, German Eider Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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