Do other native speakers say "comforter" except for Americans?

[thedaffodils]

I just learned comforter is quilt in AmE. I wonder which word other native speakers would say about it, quilt or comforter.

Thank you!

 

[lotus888]

A comforter is not always a quilt in AmE. It is a thick bed covering used to cover the bed when you're not sleeping, and it can be used as an extra blanket on a cold winter night when you are sleeping.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comforter (2b)



--lotus

 

[riquecohen]

A comforter is not always a quilt in AmE. It is a thick bed covering used to cover the bed when you're not sleeping, and it can be used as an extra blanket on a cold winter night when you are sleeping.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comforter (2b)



--lotus

That's interesting. I suppose there are regional diferences. I grew up in New York, sleeping under a comforter. It wasn't a quilt, but it was quilted, usually polyester-filled, and used instead of a blanket. During the day, the bed was covered by a bedspread.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

Growing up in New Zealand I knew this type of bed covering as a "quilt" or "duvet" (pronounced doo-vay), although I might have regarded a duvet as generally being more puffy in shape. In Australia the usual term is "doona". I have only ever heard "comforter" in an American context.

 

[Rover_KE]

My view is that JMurray speaks for most of us here in the UK, too.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

When I read 'comforter' I immediately thought 'dummy'.

 

[Rover_KE]

When I read 'comforter' I immediately thought 'dummy'.

(AE 'pacifier.)

 

[SoothingDave]

(AE 'pacifier.)

You hear "binky" now more than "pacifier."