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A bag of fluff that wins every staring contest with your alarm clock.
means A comforter is a thick, fluffy quilted bedcover stuffed with down or synthetic filling, designed to keep you warm and unwilling to leave bed.
from From the verb "comfort," which came through Old French "conforter" from Late Latin "confortare," meaning "to strengthen greatly" — built from Latin "com-" (an intensifier) plus "fortis" (strong), the same root that gives us "fort" and "fortify." So a comforter was literally a thing that strengthens or consoles you; the word had long meant a soothing person or item before it settled, by the 19th century, onto the warm bed-quilt we burrow under today.
- fill power
- Down loft is measured in cubic inches per ounce
- original word
- Middle English meant a person, not a blanket
- warmth trick
- Trapped air, not fabric, does the actual insulating
- weight class
- Weighted versions can top 25 pounds
- name swap
- Brits call the same thing a duvet
down comforter — bedding filled with duck or goose down, standard in hotels and homes worldwide since the 1800s
weighted comforter — blanket filled with glass beads or plastic pellets (typically 15-30 lbs), marketed for anxiety relief starting in 2010s
cooling comforter — gel-infused or moisture-wicking duvet like ooler or chilisleep, designed to regulate body temperature during sleep