comforter
- noun
- /ˈkʌmfərtər/
- US
- At this point, he stirs and realizes that Sarah has thrown the comforter over his head.
- down comforter
- a thick comforter
- quilt comforter
Justin is so hot that we have our own separate comforters.
- Justin is so hot that we have our own separate comforters.
- So my pet beeve is when your fucking comforter refuses to dry.
- Well, use more blankets, get a weighted blanket, get a big comforter, get more on there.
Examples
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As I huddle inside the thick wool comforter from my bed, I wonder why the child has no coat?
Fiction book (1994) -
The beds were big enough, with blankets and comforters folded at the foot, but the mattresses looked lumpy.
Fiction book (1991) -
And Long story short, the comforter was way too hot for me.
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And when I wash my own comforter, it takes days for it to dry.
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I picture him at this moment, lying in bed under a thick comforter.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I'm cold," I say, and he pulls the comforter back over me.
Fiction book (1994) -
Lily lay there bundled beneath her comforter, watching him as he spoke.
Fiction book (1997) -
Beth sighed, longingly thinking of her pills and the lure of her down comforter.
Fiction book (1996) -
Maybe your dream dorm would have a plush comforter set with matching throw pillows galore.
Blog text (2) -
After a long day, I snuggled under my comforter to relax and unwind.
Synonyms
A large soft cloth you use on a bed to keep warm
A warm blanket of two layers of fabric stitched together with soft filling
A decorative cover spread over a bed that covers the sheets and blankets
A soft quilted blanket used on a bed to keep you warm
A decorative cloth for a bed like a thin quilt
A large cloth that covers a bed to make it look nice and keep it warm
A decorative cover for a bed like a quilt or bedspread
A cloth placed on a bed to keep you warm or make it look nice
A thick blanket that covers a bed to keep you warm
A thick soft bed covering filled with feathers or warm fibers used instead of sheets
A thin sewn blanket you put on a bed for warmth or decoration
A cloth like a quilt or blanket that covers a bed
Compounds
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Comforter for a thick quilt comes from the noun comfort, which means 'something that makes you feel safe, warm, or less worried'. So the bed covering is called a comforter because it 'gives comfort' and keeps you warm.