A comforter (in American English), next known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or helpfully quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled taking into account insulative materials for warmth, traditionally down or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and new next to rotate fibers. later quilts, comforters are generally laid exceeding a summit bed sheet (and sometimes after that blankets). Duvets are unusual form of quilt, traditionally filled later than feathers, even if back the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or by the side of alternatives.
A comforter is sometimes covered for protection and prolonged use. Comforter covers are thesame in principle to pillowcases, usually closed taking into account 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 case of some sort similar to handles that contains an entire set of bedding in the similar or a matching pattern: comforter and top sheet, fitted sheet, pillowcase(s), and perhaps pillow sham(s). Some sets have a duvet and duvet lid (more well-liked in Europe) in area of a comforter and summit sheet. More deluxe sets may put in a bed skirt and pillows.
Comforters are usually used in the winter season in imitation of it is no question cold, although a variety of vary thicknesses means that they can be used in additional seasons as well, similar to lighter examples innate used in warmer weather. Due to the thickness of a comforter or the amount of down/feathers or new filling it has, a person is insulated adjoining cold.
Comforter sizes have the same opinion once bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes manage slightly larger than mattress sizes to permit for draping beyond 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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