🌍 American vs British · vocabulary
comforter vs duvet
A thick, padded quilt used as the top covering on a bed.
American
comforter
“She pulled the fluffy comforter up to her chin on the cold night.”
British
duvet
“She pulled the fluffy duvet up to her chin on the cold night.”
Good to know
An American "comforter" and a British "duvet" are similar bedding, though a duvet usually has a removable, washable cover. "Duvet" is also used in the US, but "comforter" is the everyday word there; in Britain "comforter" can mean a baby's pacifier.
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