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Decke.

any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛkə/

  1. any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc.

    feminine
    Tischdecke
    Bettdecke

  2. ceiling (surface at the upper limit of a room or cavity)

    feminine
    Mir fällt die Decke auf den Kopf.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German decke, from Old High German theckī, decchī, derived from thecken (modern decken), from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Cognate with English deck. Compare analogous Dutch dek. Also related with German Dach, Dutch dak, English thatch.

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