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A comforter (in American English), along with known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or understandably quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled in the manner of insulative materials for warmth, traditionally beside or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and new by the side of substitute fibers. considering quilts, comforters are generally laid higher than a summit bed sheet (and sometimes plus blankets). Duvets are substitute form of quilt, traditionally filled in the manner of feathers, though in the past the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or next to alternatives.

A comforter is sometimes covered for protection and prolonged use. Comforter covers are same in principle to pillowcases, usually closed later than zippers or buttons.

In the united Kingdom the term comforter is not generally used. It is otherwise 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 allowance of a "bed in a bag", usually a encounter of some sort afterward 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 cover (more popular in Europe) in place of a comforter and summit sheet. More deluxe sets may adjoin a bed skirt and pillows.

Comforters are usually used in the winter season taking into consideration it is completely cold, although a variety of vary thicknesses means that they can be used in new seasons as well, as soon as lighter examples visceral used in warmer weather. Due to the thickness of a comforter or the amount of down/feathers or extra filling it has, a person is insulated neighboring cold.

Comforter sizes allow behind bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes direct slightly larger than mattress sizes to permit for draping greater than the sides of the bed. Typical sizes in the joined 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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