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A comforter (in American English), plus 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 next insulative materials for warmth, traditionally all along or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and extra beside alternating fibers. later than quilts, comforters are generally laid on top of a summit bed sheet (and sometimes next blankets). Duvets are option form of quilt, traditionally filled once feathers, even though since the tardy 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or all along alternatives.

A comforter is sometimes covered for support and prolonged use. Comforter covers are same in principle to pillowcases, usually closed similar to zippers or buttons.

In the joined 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 other sheets.

Sometimes a comforter is sold as ration of a "bed in a bag", usually a act of some sort once 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 popular in Europe) in place of a comforter and top sheet. More deluxe sets may enhance a bed skirt and pillows.

Comforters are usually used in the winter season as soon as it is utterly cold, although a variety of different thicknesses means that they can be used in additional seasons as well, subsequent to lighter examples swine 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 neighboring cold.

Comforter sizes assent later than bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes rule slightly larger than mattress sizes to permit for draping beyond 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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