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A comforter (in American English), moreover 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 in the manner of insulative materials for warmth, traditionally down or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and further the length of interchange fibers. past quilts, comforters are generally laid higher than a top bed sheet (and sometimes furthermore blankets). Duvets are substitute form of quilt, traditionally filled considering feathers, even if in the past the late 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or by the side of alternatives.

A comforter is sometimes covered for auspices and prolonged use. Comforter covers are thesame in principle to pillowcases, usually closed later 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 part of a "bed in a bag", usually a court case of some sort taking into account handles that contains an entire set of bedding in the thesame or a matching pattern: comforter and summit 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 top sheet. More deluxe sets may augment a bed skirt and pillows.

Comforters are usually used in the winter season once it is completely cold, although a variety of swing thicknesses means that they can be used in other seasons as well, past lighter examples instinctive 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 adjoining cold.

Comforter sizes see eye to eye similar to bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes direct slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow for draping higher 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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