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A comforter (in American English), along with known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or straightforwardly quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled subsequently insulative materials for warmth, traditionally next to or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and additional beside exchange fibers. once quilts, comforters are generally laid higher than a summit bed sheet (and sometimes moreover blankets). Duvets are option form of quilt, traditionally filled subsequently feathers, while since the late 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or down alternatives.

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

In the allied 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 extra sheets.

Sometimes a comforter is sold as allocation of a "bed in a bag", usually a prosecution of some sort later handles that contains an entire set of bedding in the same 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 area of a comforter and summit sheet. More deluxe sets may count up a bed skirt and pillows.

Comforters are usually used in the winter season as soon as it is unconditionally cold, although a variety of alternative thicknesses means that they can be used in supplementary seasons as well, similar to lighter examples physical 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 adjacent to cold.

Comforter sizes permit subsequently bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes control slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow for draping more than the sides of the bed. Typical sizes in the allied 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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