A comforter (in American English), furthermore known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or suitably quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled subsequent to insulative materials for warmth, traditionally beside or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and supplementary alongside alternating fibers. later quilts, comforters are generally laid beyond a summit bed sheet (and sometimes then blankets). Duvets are option form of quilt, traditionally filled bearing in mind feathers, though previously the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or the length of alternatives.
A comforter is sometimes covered for protection and prolonged use. Comforter covers are similar in principle to pillowcases, usually closed in the manner of zippers or buttons.
In the united Kingdom the term comforter is not generally used. It is then again called a quilt (or continental quilt), duvet or an eiderdown. A duvet differs in that it is thicker and usually used without blankets or additional sheets.
Sometimes a comforter is sold as part of a "bed in a bag", usually a feat of some sort like handles that contains an entire set of bedding in the same or a matching pattern: comforter and summit sheet, fitted sheet, pillowcase(s), and perhaps pillow sham(s). Some sets have a duvet and duvet cover (more well-liked in Europe) in area of a comforter and top sheet. More deluxe sets may enhance a bed skirt and pillows.
Comforters are usually used in the winter season when it is unquestionably cold, although a variety of every other thicknesses means that they can be used in additional seasons as well, following lighter examples innate used in warmer weather. Due to the thickness of a comforter or the amount of down/feathers or further filling it has, a person is insulated next to cold.
Comforter sizes reach agreement behind bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes run slightly larger than mattress sizes to permit for draping more than the sides of the bed. Typical sizes in the united States for comforters are:
Twin Bed = 64 in (163 cm) width 87 in (221 cm) length
Queen Bed / Full = 87 in (221 cm) width 87 in (221 cm) length
King Bed = 101 in (257 cm) width 90 in (229 cm) length
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