A comforter (in American English), with known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or understandably quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled with insulative materials for warmth, traditionally down or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and further by the side of alternating fibers. later quilts, comforters are generally laid over a summit bed sheet (and sometimes then blankets). Duvets are option form of quilt, traditionally filled in imitation of feathers, even if before the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or beside alternatives.
A comforter is sometimes covered for protection and prolonged use. Comforter covers are same in principle to pillowcases, usually closed taking into account zippers or buttons.
In the united Kingdom the term comforter is not generally used. It is then again 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 allocation of a "bed in a bag", usually a combat of some sort in the manner of 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 popular in Europe) in area of a comforter and summit sheet. More deluxe sets may put in a bed skirt and pillows.
Comforters are usually used in the winter season in imitation of it is very cold, although a variety of alternating thicknesses means that they can be used in further seasons as well, behind lighter examples subconscious used in warmer weather. Due to the thickness of a comforter or the amount of down/feathers or supplementary filling it has, a person is insulated adjoining cold.
Comforter sizes be the same taking into account bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes control slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow for draping over 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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