eider : Idioms & Phrases

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Eider down

  • . Cf. Icel. æthardun, Sw. eiderdun, Dan. ederduun. Down of the eider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury.
Webster 1913

eider duck

  • noun duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
    eider.
WordNet

Spectacled eider

  • (Zoöl.) See Eider.
Webster 1913