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A comforter (in American English), moreover known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or handily 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 down or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and new next to different fibers. subsequently quilts, comforters are generally laid higher than a summit bed sheet (and sometimes also blankets). Duvets are substitute form of quilt, traditionally filled gone feathers, even though past the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or the length of alternatives.

A comforter is sometimes covered for support and prolonged use. Comforter covers are similar in principle to pillowcases, usually closed next zippers or buttons.

In the joined Kingdom the term comforter is not generally used. It is on the other hand called a quilt (or continental quilt), duvet or an eiderdown. A duvet differs in that it is thicker and usually used without blankets or new sheets.

Sometimes a comforter is sold as portion of a "bed in a bag", usually a battle 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 add up a bed skirt and pillows.

Comforters are usually used in the winter season once it is definitely cold, although a variety of exchange thicknesses means that they can be used in supplementary seasons as well, bearing in mind lighter examples visceral 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 against cold.

Comforter sizes consent next bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes direct slightly larger than mattress sizes to permit for draping exceeding 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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