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A duvet cover may or may not have a fastening, known as a closure. Examples of closures include buttons, plastic clasps, zips, and ties. If the duvet cover does not have a closure it can be known as flat, flap or envelope. In the Nordic countries, duvet covers have openings for the hands in the corners, making it easier to change the duvet ...
A white comforter. A comforter (in American English), also known as a doona in Australian English, [1] or a continental quilt (or simply quilt) or duvet in British English, [2] [3] 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 other down ...
A bed with a duvet. A duvet (UK: / ˈ d uː v eɪ / DOO-vay, US: / d uː ˈ v eɪ / doo-VAY; [1] [2] from French duvet 'down'), usually called a comforter or (down-filled) quilt in American English, [3] [4] [5] and a doona in Australian English, [6] is a type of bedding consisting of a soft flat bag filled with either down, feathers, wool, cotton, silk, or a synthetic alternative, and is ...
Duvet cover: A decorative and protective covering for a duvet. Most duvet covers have a button or tie closure at one end. Australians use the term doona cover rather than "duvet cover". Usually has a thread count of 180-400 per square inch (or equivalently, a thread count of 280-620 per 10 square centimetres).
In the US and Canada, sheets are often sold in a four-piece set consisting of a fitted sheet, a flat sheet and two pillowcases. In China, a four-piece set consists of a duvet cover, two pillowcases and either a fitted or flat sheet. Fitted sheets are gaining popularity due to their ease of use.
العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Чӑвашла; Cymraeg; Español
Typical American bedding usually includes a top sheet which would be placed between the sleeper and any comforter thus a Duvet cover is not always purchased. The Wikipedia article on Bedding states that "Duvet: A soft flat bag traditionally filled with down or feathers, or a combination of both, and used like a blanket.
They are open at the bottom end to allow to the duvet to be inserted and are usually closed with buttons or snap fasteners — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.195.8.194 20:15, 24 February 2018 (UTC)