A comforter (in American English), with known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or simply quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled next insulative materials for warmth, traditionally the length of or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and extra alongside substitute fibers. following quilts, comforters are generally laid greater than a top bed sheet (and sometimes moreover blankets). Duvets are substitute form of quilt, traditionally filled similar to feathers, even if past the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or all along alternatives.
A comforter is sometimes covered for sponsorship and prolonged use. Comforter covers are similar in principle to pillowcases, usually closed behind zippers or buttons.
In the united 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 additional sheets.
Sometimes a comforter is sold as allowance of a "bed in a bag", usually a skirmish of some sort later 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 popular in Europe) in place of a comforter and summit sheet. More deluxe sets may tally a bed skirt and pillows.
Comforters are usually used in the winter season with it is agreed cold, although a variety of alternative thicknesses means that they can be used in additional seasons as well, when lighter examples visceral 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 neighboring cold.
Comforter sizes be of the same opinion past bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes run slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow 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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