Difference between duvet, comforter, quilt, bedspread and Counterpane.

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Difference between duvet, comforter, quilt, bedspread and Counterpane.

These terms are much confusing to me, which is why I would like a teacher to give me some insight into their differences.

Thanks for helping !
 
Further to @5jj's excellent suggestion, I would add that there is some cultural variation in these matters. For example, here in North America most people use a bottom sheet over their mattress, a top sheet above that, and then blankets more or less according to the season. A bedspread, if used on top of that, is purely decorative. But in Scandiavia people use only a bottom sheet topped by a duvet, never with blankets or bedspread.
 
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Well, thanks for responding this fast and introducing me to a dictionary that I didn't know. It seems quite complete, indeed. However, the definitions provided overlap way too much and I still don't see any difference...
 
Did you really make a serious attempt to look the words up? Onelook.com is not a dictionary, but a collection of dictionaries.


, the definitions provided overlap way too much and I still don't see any difference...

The first two or three I checked on pointed out that some of these words are merely different names for the same thing. Did you not notice that?
 
What is the difference between a duvet, comforter, quilt, bedspread and counterpane?

These terms are much very confusing to me, which is why I would like a teacher native speaker to give me some insight into their differences.

Thanks for helping!
Note my corrections above. Always write complete sentences. Don't leave a space before a question mark or exclamation mark. Don't thank us in advance.

Well, thanks for responding this fast and introducing me to a dictionary that I didn't know. It seems quite complete, indeed. However, the definitions provided overlap way too much and I still don't see any difference.
Note my corrections above.
 
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