A comforter (in American English), as well as known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or conveniently quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled afterward insulative materials for warmth, traditionally alongside or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and extra the length of alternative fibers. once quilts, comforters are generally laid beyond a top bed sheet (and sometimes also blankets). Duvets are complementary form of quilt, traditionally filled later feathers, even though in the past the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or by the side of alternatives.
A comforter is sometimes covered for support and prolonged use. Comforter covers are same in principle to pillowcases, usually closed gone zippers or buttons.
In the allied 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 other sheets.
Sometimes a comforter is sold as part of a "bed in a bag", usually a achievement of some sort when handles that contains an entire set of bedding in the similar 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 popular in Europe) in place of a comforter and summit sheet. More deluxe sets may tote up a bed skirt and pillows.
Comforters are usually used in the winter season subsequent to it is very cold, although a variety of exchange thicknesses means that they can be used in supplementary seasons as well, afterward lighter examples swine used in warmer weather. Due to the thickness of a comforter or the amount of down/feathers or additional filling it has, a person is insulated neighboring cold.
Comforter sizes accede in the same way as bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes manage slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow for draping higher than the sides of the bed. Typical sizes in the associated 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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