A comforter (in American English), furthermore known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or handily 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 all along or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and extra by the side of alternative fibers. as soon as quilts, comforters are generally laid more than a top bed sheet (and sometimes as well as blankets). Duvets are different form of quilt, traditionally filled later than feathers, though since the late 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or alongside 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 allied Kingdom the term comforter is not generally used. It is otherwise called a quilt (or continental quilt), duvet or an eiderdown. A duvet differs in that it is thicker and usually used without blankets or further sheets.
Sometimes a comforter is sold as part of a "bed in a bag", usually a clash of some sort in the manner of 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 lid (more well-liked in Europe) in place of a comforter and top sheet. More deluxe sets may complement a bed skirt and pillows.
Comforters are usually used in the winter season when it is unquestionably cold, although a variety of alternative thicknesses means that they can be used in further seasons as well, when lighter examples monster 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 neighboring cold.
Comforter sizes allow later bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes rule slightly larger than mattress sizes to permit for draping exceeding 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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