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A comforter (in American English), plus 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 similar to insulative materials for warmth, traditionally by the side of or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and supplementary down swing fibers. gone quilts, comforters are generally laid over a top bed sheet (and sometimes also blankets). Duvets are marginal form of quilt, traditionally filled next feathers, even though since the late 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or by the side of alternatives.

A comforter is sometimes covered for protection and prolonged use. Comforter covers are same in principle to pillowcases, usually closed past 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 extra sheets.

Sometimes a comforter is sold as allowance 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 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 area of a comforter and top sheet. More deluxe sets may affix a bed skirt and pillows.

Comforters are usually used in the winter season next it is definitely cold, although a variety of alternating thicknesses means that they can be used in further seasons as well, later than lighter examples beast 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 see eye to eye taking into consideration bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes govern slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow for draping on top of 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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