Doona

Pronunciation

• enPR: doÍžon'@, IPA: /ˈduːnÉ™/
• Rhymes: -uːnÉ™

Originally a product name.

Full definition of doona

Noun

1. (Australia) A padded blanket.
• 2002, Lisa Forrest, DJ Max, %22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r7tDT9eYD-KYiAfroLnuBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22doona%22|%22doonas%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumnbered page,She got up, dragged the doona around her shoulders and tiptoed into the spare room.
• 2005, Josephine Wilson, Cusp, %22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22doona%22|%22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=srdDT6LCHoeWiQec9_XCBA&redir_esc=y page 211,Lena pulled the doona over her head.
• 2011, Shannon Lush, Jennifer Fleming, Spotless: Room-by-Room Solutions to Domestic Disasters, %22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=srVDT6z_GPGhiAeJqeHBBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22doona%22|%22doonas%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,Doonas can be made of goose feathers, wool or synthetics. Wash them twice a year or even more if you sweat a lot. You can tell it′s time for a wash when the fibres are packed down and lumpy, or the doona smells.

Synonyms

• duvet UK
• quilt US

Contraction

1. (Scotland) Do not.
• 2005, Karen Marie Moning, Spell of the Highlander, %22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22doona%22|%22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zcBDT6W1HeaUiAftmszhBA&redir_esc=y page 122,“I doona ken how he found us,” he muttered darkly.
• 2005, Harold Cheney, Jack of Tabbyshire, Jack of Tabbyshire and Other Grandfather Tales, %22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=br5DT-DlOLCyiQeCr7m7BA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22doona%22|%22doonas%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 9,“Are you talking to those cats again? Do you really think they listen? Do you really think they understand?”“I doona know, Grandma. And I doona care.”
• 2007, Margo Maguire, A Warrior′s Taking, %22doonas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zMJDT9z-HOGSiAfVzv3vCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22doona%22|%22doonas%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 286,“Oh, and doona go near the ruins or the castle when I leave,” he said, picking up the book and heading for the door.